Villa Park, IL climate
Villa Park has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Villa Park feels like
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Villa Park weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 16° | 1.9" | 12.6" | 11 | 17 | 15° – 35° |
| February | 35° | 19° | 1.8" | 14.5" | 10 | 18 | 15° – 38° |
| March | 47° | 29° | 2.4" | 4.1" | 12 | 6 | 30° – 53° |
| April | 59° | 38° | 3.9" | 0.8" | 12 | 1 | 41° – 55° |
| May | 71° | 49° | 4.7" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| June | 80° | 59° | 4.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 66° – 74° |
| July | 84° | 64° | 3.8" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| August | 82° | 62° | 4.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| September | 76° | 54° | 3.3" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59° – 69° |
| October | 63° | 43° | 3.5" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| November | 48° | 32° | 2.5" | 0.6" | 9 | 0 | 32° – 48° |
| December | 36° | 22° | 2.1" | 9.7" | 13 | 14 | 16° – 39° |
| Year | 59° | 41° | 38.3" | 42.3" | 133 | 55 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Villa Park
Villa Park gets 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 133 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 55 days of the year.
About 169 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 28 and the first one by October 16. That leaves about 169 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 62% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Villa Park
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Villa Park, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Villa Park and its neighbors
Villa Park borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Lombard has the coldest January nights (16°) and Elmhurst the hottest July afternoons (84°). Villa Park’s January low is 16° and its July high 84°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Villa Park compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Villa Park averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 65% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Villa Park’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 15° to 38°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Villa Park’s climate
What is the coldest month in Villa Park?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Villa Park?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 64°. About 17 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Villa Park get?
About 42 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Villa Park?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 16, and the last spring frost by April 28.
What is the rainiest month in Villa Park?
May, with 4.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 38 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Villa Park itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Oak Brook 2w, IL (3 mi, snow) and Lisle-morton Arboretum, IL (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.