Fairview Heights, IL Climate

Fairview Heights, IL has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers, mild winters and moderate precipitation throughout the year. The average temperature in July is around 80°F (27°C) while the average temperature in January is around 28°F (-2°C). Winters are usually mild with occasional snowfall and thunderstorms throughout the year. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, peaking during the summer months. Fairview Heights has an average of 4 inches (10 cm) of snow each year, making it an ideal destination for winter activity seekers!

Fairview Heights, Illinois gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairview Heights averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Fairview Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairview Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairview Heights is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Fairview Heights, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fairview Heights with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Fairview Heights, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairview Heights are May, September and June.

In Fairview Heights, there are 39.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairview Heights with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Fairview Heights, there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Fairview Heights, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Fairview Heights during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Fairview Heights.

May is the wettest month in Fairview Heights with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Fairview Heights means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Fairview Heights with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.2 rainy days annually in Fairview Heights, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.0 inches in Fairview Heights means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Fairview Heights with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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george · Fairview Heights, IL

dont live here!

Over 13 years ago

although we moved fairview heights could be a good city however there are alot of things that need fixing so heres the list and i hope it helps you make an informed More

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Franklin · Fairview Heights, IL

Nice town

Over 15 years ago

I think it's great living here, you are close to everything, and I mean everthing. Fairview is primarily commercial;large shopping mall, numerous dining, auto More

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Ralph · Fairview Heights, IL

quality of life

Over 17 years ago

FH is the largest shopping center in St. Clair County with a full array of shops of every sort and for every kind of shopper. What used to be a corn field many years ago More

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