Kankakee, Illinois Climate

United States

Pop. 26,676 Elev. 206 m / 676 ft TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·

Kankakee has a dry climate with warm summers reaching 86°F (30°C) in July and cold winters averaging 16°F (-9°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 97°F (36°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 7°F (-14°C). Rain falls on about 44 days per year (33.2 in / 843 mm total), with snow on 3 days and 33 in (834 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 116 sunny days per year and around 28 thunderstorm days. Ocean water temperatures reach 77°F (25°C) in summer.

Temperature 86°F (30°C) high 16°F (-9°C) low
Feels like 97°F (36°C) high 7°F (-14°C) low
Rain 44 days 33.2 in (843 mm) /yr
Snow 3 days 32.8 in (834 mm) /yr
Sky 116 sunny 28 stormy
Wind 3.0 mph (1.3 m/s) avg

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Best months to visit: Aug, Sep

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
56
Jan
63
Feb
56
Mar
66
Apr
63
May
57
Jun
64
Jul
51
Aug
34
Sep
46
Oct
55
Nov
75
Dec
Humidity (%)
63
Jan
64
Feb
56
Mar
59
Apr
63
May
67
Jun
73
Jul
73
Aug
61
Sep
60
Oct
66
Nov
76
Dec

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Commercial airport 41 mi Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Ski resort 47 mi
National park 35 mi Gaylord Butterfly Preserve
Hospital 1 mi Saint Mary's Hospital
Hiking trail 28 mi ADT - Illinois - I - Seg 1

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 32°F 0°C 16°F -9°C 0.6 in 16 mm 7.3 in185 mm 13
February 38°F 3°C 22°F -5°C 0.3 in 7 mm 6.4 in162 mm 8
March 60°F 15°C 38°F 3°C 3.5 in 90 mm 2.2 in57 mm 11
April 64°F 18°C 44°F 7°C 4.0 in 102 mm 0.1 in2 mm 6
May 71°F 22°C 52°F 11°C 4.1 in 105 mm 7
June 84°F 29°C 66°F 19°C 5.1 in 130 mm 10
July 86°F 30°C 70°F 21°C 5.8 in 148 mm 5
August 81°F 27°C 64°F 18°C 2.1 in 54 mm 11
September 82°F 28°C 57°F 14°C 1.1 in 27 mm 17
October 70°F 21°C 49°F 10°C 3.8 in 96 mm 15
November 52°F 11°C 36°F 2°C 1.3 in 33 mm 9.8 in250 mm 10
December 37°F 3°C 21°F -6°C 1.4 in 36 mm 7.0 in178 mm 3

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 13 0
February 8 0
March 11 4
April 6 3
May 7 4
June 10 4
July 5 5
August 11 3
September 17 2
October 15 2
November 10 0
December 3 1

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Ocean Avg High Lake Avg High
January 36°F 2°C 32°F 0°C
February 33°F 1°C 32°F 0°C
March 38°F 4°C 39°F 4°C
April 47°F 8°C 49°F 9°C
May 54°F 12°C 57°F 14°C
June 71°F 22°C 70°F 21°C
July 76°F 25°C 79°F 26°C
August 77°F 25°C 75°F 24°C
September 69°F 21°C 67°F 19°C
October 66°F 19°C 60°F 15°C
November 53°F 12°C 44°F 7°C
December 43°F 6°C 33°F 0°C