Zip 60437 (Kinsman, IL) Climate

Kinsman, IL has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 84°F, with the average low temperatures being around 66°F. During the winter months, the average high temperature is around 34°F, with an average low temperature of 16°F. Precipitation in this area is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an annual total of approximately 32 inches. The area does not receive much snowfall during the winter months, as average snowfall totals are just under 15 inches per year.

Kinsman (zip 60437), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kinsman (zip 60437) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Kinsman (zip 60437). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kinsman (zip 60437) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60437 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60437 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kinsman, Illinois	United States
	37.9 in.	38.1 in.
	24.3 in.	27.8 in.
	104.2 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	84.3°	85.8°
	14.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	675 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 60437 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60437 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 60437 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 60437 zip code, there are 15.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60437 zip code with an average of 14.8°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60437 zip code, there are 130.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60437 zip code, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 60437 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 60437 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in the 60437 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60437 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in the 60437 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.3 inches in the 60437 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60437 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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