Kankakee, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KANKAKEE METRO WASTEWATER, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Kankakee has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 41.7 inches of precipitation per year and 20.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and February the driest (1.94 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Kankakee
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →65 of 366 (17.8%) of Kankakee'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 31 | |
| 1980s | 89 | |
| 1990s | 78 | |
| 2000s | 66 | |
| 2010s | 69 | |
| 2020s | 33 |
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 | 32.5°F | 16.3°F | 24.4°F | 2.37 in | 8.1 in | 11 |
| February | 36.8°F | 19.7°F | 28.2°F | 1.94 in | 3.4 in | 9 |
| March | 48.6°F | 29.4°F | 39.0°F | 2.49 in | 3.0 in | 9 |
| April | 61.2°F | 39.4°F | 50.3°F | 3.87 in | 0.3 in | 11 |
| May | 72.5°F | 51.0°F | 61.8°F | 5.15 in | — | 12 |
| June | 81.9°F | 61.0°F | 71.5°F | 5.21 in | — | 10 |
| July | 84.8°F | 64.8°F | 74.8°F | 4.65 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.2°F | 63.0°F | 73.1°F | 3.85 in | — | 9 |
| September | 77.9°F | 55.1°F | 66.5°F | 3.56 in | — | 8 |
| October | 65.1°F | 43.1°F | 54.1°F | 3.40 in | — | 9 |
| November | 49.9°F | 32.1°F | 41.0°F | 2.82 in | 0.6 in | 9 |
| December | 37.8°F | 22.1°F | 30.0°F | 2.35 in | 5.3 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Kankakee
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).