North Barrington, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MUNDELEIN 4 WSW, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Barrington has an annual average temperature of 47.9°F with about 38.4 inches of precipitation per year and 43.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.57 in) and January the driest (1.76 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,618
Cooling need
474

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

123 of 366 (33.6%) of North Barrington'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.

1990s
1
2000s
166
2010s
142
2020s
57

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 28.9°F 13.5°F 21.2°F 1.76 in 11.0 in 10
February 32.9°F 16.3°F 24.6°F 1.93 in 12.8 in 10
March 44.2°F 25.8°F 35.0°F 2.49 in 5.3 in 11
April 56.5°F 36.0°F 46.3°F 3.95 in 1.8 in 12
May 68.0°F 47.4°F 57.7°F 4.57 in 14
June 77.9°F 57.8°F 67.8°F 4.38 in 12
July 82.1°F 62.3°F 72.2°F 4.01 in 10
August 80.7°F 60.9°F 70.8°F 4.19 in 10
September 73.7°F 52.8°F 63.3°F 3.38 in 9
October 60.8°F 41.5°F 51.1°F 3.20 in 11
November 46.6°F 30.1°F 38.3°F 2.47 in 2.5 in 10
December 34.2°F 19.6°F 26.9°F 2.12 in 9.7 in 11

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