Markham, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PARK FOREST, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Markham has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 42.1 inches of precipitation per year and 28.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.91 in) and February the driest (2.15 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,075
Cooling need
618

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Markham'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.

1950s
67
1960s
44
1970s
36
1980s
62
1990s
38
2000s
42
2010s
52
2020s
25

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 31.1°F 15.2°F 23.2°F 2.49 in 10.2 in 11
February 35.2°F 18.4°F 26.8°F 2.15 in 7.5 in 9
March 46.4°F 28.1°F 37.2°F 2.65 in 4.9 in 10
April 59.3°F 38.3°F 48.8°F 4.02 in 0.5 in 12
May 70.6°F 49.3°F 60.0°F 4.57 in 13
June 80.2°F 58.9°F 69.5°F 4.91 in 10
July 83.9°F 63.8°F 73.9°F 4.73 in 9
August 82.0°F 62.0°F 72.0°F 4.02 in 9
September 75.8°F 54.6°F 65.2°F 3.44 in 8
October 63.1°F 42.4°F 52.8°F 3.65 in 0.2 in 11
November 48.2°F 31.4°F 39.8°F 3.00 in 0.9 in 10
December 36.3°F 21.5°F 28.9°F 2.47 in 4.0 in 11

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