South Barrington, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BARRINGTON 3SW, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Barrington has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 40.4 inches of precipitation per year and 38.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.15 in) and February the driest (1.90 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,573
Cooling need
450

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of South 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.

1960s
76
1970s
57
1980s
86
1990s
26
2000s
41
2010s
52
2020s
28

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 28.7°F 13.4°F 21.1°F 2.07 in 12.6 in 10
February 32.8°F 16.4°F 24.6°F 1.90 in 8.5 in 9
March 44.5°F 26.5°F 35.5°F 2.35 in 4.6 in 10
April 57.5°F 37.2°F 47.3°F 3.95 in 1.1 in 13
May 68.5°F 48.3°F 58.4°F 5.15 in 14
June 77.5°F 58.1°F 67.8°F 4.60 in 13
July 81.3°F 62.6°F 72.0°F 4.02 in 10
August 79.2°F 61.2°F 70.2°F 4.58 in 11
September 72.4°F 53.6°F 63.0°F 3.65 in 10
October 60.1°F 41.5°F 50.8°F 3.39 in 0.1 in 11
November 46.3°F 30.2°F 38.2°F 2.58 in 2.0 in 11
December 34.2°F 19.7°F 27.0°F 2.19 in 9.6 in 11

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