Wauconda has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
83°
275th coolest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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January low
15°
526th coldest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Rain + melted snow
37 in
169th driest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Snow a winter
35 in
297th snowiest of 2,880 Illinois towns
A normal year
What a year in Wauconda feels like
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Winter
33° / 18°
Typical high / low · 11 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
58° / 37°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 1
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Summer
81° / 60°
Typical high / low · 11 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
61° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 11
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Wauconda 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
30°
15°
1.8"
11.0"
10
20
12° – 34°
February
34°
18°
1.7"
8.9"
8
16
14° – 37°
March
46°
27°
2.2"
3.9"
9
6
27° – 51°
April
58°
37°
3.8"
1.0"
11
1
39° – 53°
May
70°
47°
4.3"
0
13
0
53° – 65°
June
79°
57°
4.5"
0
12
0
64° – 73°
July
83°
62°
3.8"
0
10
0
67° – 79°
August
82°
61°
3.8"
0
10
0
65° – 77°
September
75°
53°
3.5"
0
9
0
58° – 68°
October
62°
41°
3.2"
0.1"
10
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47° – 57°
November
47°
31°
2.5"
1.4"
8
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31° – 48°
December
35°
21°
2.0"
8.2"
9
11
15° – 38°
Year
58°
39°
37.3"
34.5"
119
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“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 & snow
Rain and snow in Wauconda
Wauconda gets 37 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 119 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 55 days of the year.
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37 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 59% of U.S. towns
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35 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 63% of U.S. towns
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55 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 68% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.5"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
11"
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Frost & the growing season
About 162 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 1 and the first one by October 11. That leaves about 162 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 69% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 11
162 frost-free days
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144
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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13
nights below 0° in a normal year
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11
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Wauconda
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wauconda, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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6,689 heating degree daysMore heating than 68% of U.S. towns
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750 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 57% of U.S. towns
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.
Around Wauconda
Wauconda and its neighbors
Wauconda borders 10 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.0°. McHenry has the coldest January nights (14°) and Port Barrington the hottest July afternoons (84°). Wauconda’s January low is 15° and its July high 83°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Wauconda averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.6°). The shift is smaller than in 54% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+2.3°now 25°, was 23°
🌷 Spring+1.1°now 47°, was 46°
☀️ Summer+0.6°now 71°, was 70°
🍂 Fall+0.8°now 51°, was 51°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Wauconda’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 27° to 51°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
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Questions
Common questions about Wauconda’s climate
What is the coldest month in Wauconda?
January, with a typical high of 30° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Wauconda?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 62°. About 11 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Wauconda get?
About 35 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Wauconda?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 11, and the last spring frost by May 1.
What is the rainiest month in Wauconda?
June, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Wauconda itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Mc Henry -wg Stratton L&d, IL (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.