Zip 60156 (Lake in the Hills, IL) Climate

The climate in 60156 Lake in the Hills, IL, USA is a combination of continental and humid subtropical weather. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the mid-80s Fahrenheit and there are occasional thunderstorms. Winters are generally cold with temperatures ranging from 20 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit and snowfall during December and January months. Rainfall is spread throughout the year with an average of 36 inches per year. Spring and fall are mild with temperatures ranging from 40 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit with moderate rainfall.

Lake in the Hills (zip 60156), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake in the Hills (zip 60156) averages 33 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 Lake in the Hills (zip 60156). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake in the Hills (zip 60156) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60156 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60156 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lake in the Hills, Illinois	United States
	37.7 in.	38.1 in.
	33.2 in.	27.8 in.
	113.9 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	12.8°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	855 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 60156 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In the 60156 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 60156 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 60156 zip code, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60156 zip code with an average of 12.8°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60156 zip code, there are 138.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 60156 zip code, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 60156 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.

August is the wettest month in the 60156 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in the 60156 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60156 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 113.9 rainy days annually in the 60156 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.2 inches in the 60156 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60156 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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oh_indeed3 · Lake in the Hills, IL

Quality of Life - Going Downhill

Over 13 years ago

Lake in the Hills used to be nice, until all the foreclosures and short sales. We have many foreclosures and short sales on our block, and it brought down our house More

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