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The climate in 60146 Kirkland, IL is quite mild throughout the year. Summers typically bring temperatures that are mostly in the 70s and 80s with an occasional heat wave to push temperatures into the upper 90s. Winters can be cold, but rarely dip below freezing with average highs in the 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s. The area receives about 36 inches of precipitation per year across all four seasons with snowfall amounting to approximately 14 inches each winter. Overall, it is a pleasant climate that rarely experiences extreme weather conditions.

Kirkland (zip 60146), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kirkland (zip 60146) averages 35 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 Kirkland (zip 60146). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kirkland (zip 60146) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60146 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60146 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 60146 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60146 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 60146 zip code are June, September and August.
In the 60146 zip code, there are 11.8 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 60146 zip code with an average of 12.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In the 60146 zip code, there are 138.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In the 60146 zip code, there are 13.1 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 60146 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 60146 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in the 60146 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in the 60146 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in the 60146 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.0 inches in the 60146 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 60146 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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