Zip 60548 (Sandwich, IL) Climate

60548 Sandwich, IL has a humid continental climate characteristic of the Midwest, with warm, sometimes hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 20-90°F throughout the year with an average of 41°F in January and 75°F in July. Precipitation is fairly consistent year round, with an average of 32 inches per year that includes both rain and snow. The combination of warm summers and cold winters create distinct four seasons in the area, making it a great place to experience all that nature has to offer!

Sandwich (zip 60548), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sandwich (zip 60548) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Sandwich (zip 60548). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sandwich (zip 60548) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60548 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60548 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sandwich, Illinois	United States
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	83.2°	85.8°
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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 60548 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In the 60548 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 60548 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 60548 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 60548 zip code with an average of 13.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60548 zip code, there are 136.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60548 zip code, there are 11.2 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 60548 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 60548 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in the 60548 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60548 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in the 60548 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.0 inches in the 60548 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 60548 zip code with 9.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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