Climate twins of Atkinson, IL
These are the US cities whose 12-month climate pattern most closely matches Atkinson's. Each "twin" must be at least 140 miles away to avoid trivial near-neighbor matches. Similarity is computed across all 24 monthly metrics (12 average temperatures + 12 average precipitations), normalized so temperature and precipitation contribute equally.
Side-by-side: Atkinson vs its climate twin
Top match: Homer Glen, IL
| Month | Atkinson | Homer Glen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Precip | High | Low | Precip | |
| January | 30.8°F | 14.6°F | 1.64 in | 31.7°F | 16.1°F | 2.19 in |
| February | 35.7°F | 18.6°F | 1.81 in | 36.3°F | 19.7°F | 1.98 in |
| March | 48.9°F | 29.3°F | 2.70 in | 48.5°F | 29.7°F | 2.71 in |
| April | 62.2°F | 39.9°F | 3.96 in | 61.0°F | 39.6°F | 4.11 in |
| May | 73.7°F | 51.6°F | 4.87 in | 72.4°F | 50.3°F | 4.81 in |
| June | 82.8°F | 61.5°F | 4.42 in | 81.5°F | 60.3°F | 4.68 in |
| July | 85.7°F | 65.1°F | 4.13 in | 84.7°F | 64.5°F | 4.50 in |
| August | 83.4°F | 62.9°F | 4.10 in | 82.7°F | 63.0°F | 4.36 in |
| September | 77.1°F | 54.5°F | 3.57 in | 76.4°F | 55.4°F | 3.31 in |
| October | 64.0°F | 42.9°F | 3.21 in | 63.8°F | 43.5°F | 3.67 in |
| November | 48.8°F | 30.7°F | 2.56 in | 48.9°F | 31.9°F | 2.67 in |
| December | 35.9°F | 20.5°F | 2.12 in | 36.8°F | 22.0°F | 2.15 in |
Cities that consider Atkinson their climate twin
These US cities have Atkinson in their top 3 most-similar list — meaning if you were to move from any of these places, Atkinson would feel familiar.
- Homer Glen, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Elk Grove Village, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Elmwood Park, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Franklin Park, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Harwood Heights, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Des Plaines, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Melrose Park, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
- Bensenville, IL (ranks Atkinson #3)
How this is computed
Each city is represented by a 24-dimensional vector: 12 monthly average temperatures and 12 monthly average precipitations. Each dimension is z-score normalized across the population of US cities, so that temperature variance and precipitation variance contribute proportionally. Distance between cities is Euclidean. We filter out cities within 2° latitude/longitude (~140 miles) so that "twins" mean climatically similar but geographically distinct — not just the neighboring town. Full methodology →