Hometown, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hometown has an annual average temperature of 52.4°F with about 40.9 inches of precipitation per year and 38.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.75 in) and February the driest (2.12 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Hometown
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All-time records →49 of 366 (13.4%) of Hometown's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1920s | 3 | |
| 1930s | 39 | |
| 1940s | 37 | |
| 1950s | 64 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 30 | |
| 1980s | 34 | |
| 1990s | 36 | |
| 2000s | 26 | |
| 2010s | 41 | |
| 2020s | 31 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.8°F | 19.5°F | 26.2°F | 2.30 in | 12.5 in | 12 |
| February | 36.8°F | 22.9°F | 29.9°F | 2.12 in | 10.1 in | 9 |
| March | 47.9°F | 32.0°F | 39.9°F | 2.66 in | 5.7 in | 11 |
| April | 60.0°F | 41.7°F | 50.9°F | 4.15 in | 1.0 in | 12 |
| May | 71.5°F | 52.4°F | 61.9°F | 4.75 in | — | 12 |
| June | 81.2°F | 62.7°F | 71.9°F | 4.53 in | — | 11 |
| July | 85.2°F | 68.1°F | 76.7°F | 4.02 in | — | 10 |
| August | 83.1°F | 66.9°F | 75.0°F | 4.10 in | — | 9 |
| September | 76.5°F | 59.2°F | 67.8°F | 3.33 in | — | 8 |
| October | 63.7°F | 46.8°F | 55.3°F | 3.86 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| November | 49.6°F | 35.2°F | 42.4°F | 2.73 in | 1.5 in | 10 |
| December | 37.7°F | 25.3°F | 31.5°F | 2.33 in | 7.9 in | 11 |
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