Zip 60466 (Park Forest, IL) Climate

Park Forest, IL has a humid continental climate characterized by hot and humid summers with temperatures reaching up to 85°F (29.5°C) and cold winters with temperatures dropping down to an average of 22°F (-5.5°C). Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year and averages about 40 inches (101 cm). Snowfall is also common in the winter months, with an average of 30 inches (76 cm) each season. Overall, Park Forest's weather is typical of the midwestern United States, making it a comfortable place to live year-round.

Park Forest (zip 60466), Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Park Forest (zip 60466) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Park Forest (zip 60466). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Park Forest (zip 60466) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60466 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60466 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 60466 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60466 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 60466 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 60466 zip code, there are 13.1 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 60466 zip code with an average of 15.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60466 zip code, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60466 zip code, there are 8.6 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 60466 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 60466 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the 60466 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60466 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 110.0 rainy days annually in the 60466 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.0 inches in the 60466 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60466 zip code with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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