Climate and Average Weather Year Round in East Highland Park United States

In East Highland Park, the summers are hot, muggy, and wet; the winters are very cold and snowy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 29°F to 89°F and is rarely below 16°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit East Highland Park for warm-weather activities are from late May to late June and from early August to early October.

The hot season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 28 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year in East Highland Park is July, with an average high of 88°F and low of 70°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 30 to February 29, with an average daily high temperature below 55°F. The coldest month of the year in East Highland Park is January, with an average low of 30°F and high of 47°F.

In East Highland Park, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in East Highland Park begins around July 13 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around November 17.

The clearest month of the year in East Highland Park is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 17 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around July 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in East Highland Park is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in East Highland Park varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from May 2 to August 26, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in East Highland Park is July, with an average of 12.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.3 months, from August 26 to May 2. The month with the fewest wet days in East Highland Park is October, with an average of 6.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in East Highland Park is July, with an average of 12.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 43% on July 13.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. East Highland Park experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in East Highland Park. The month with the most rain in East Highland Park is August, with an average rainfall of 3.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in East Highland Park is February, with an average rainfall of 2.4 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. East Highland Park experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from November 25 to March 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in East Highland Park is February, with an average snowfall of 4.6 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 17 to November 25. The least snow falls around July 24, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in East Highland Park varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:47 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 7:36 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:51 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 44 minutes later at 8:35 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in East Highland Park during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

East Highland Park experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from May 23 to September 24, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 18% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in East Highland Park is July, with 21.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in East Highland Park is February, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in East Highland Park experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from October 28 to May 9, with average wind speeds of more than 5.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in East Highland Park is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from May 9 to October 28. The calmest month of the year in East Highland Park is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in East Highland Park varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.1 months, from January 27 to March 31 and for 2.6 months, from August 30 to November 18, with a peak percentage of 34% on March 9. The wind is most often from the south for 2.8 months, from March 31 to June 23 and for 1.3 months, from July 22 to August 30, with a peak percentage of 34% on July 29. The wind is most often from the west for 4.1 weeks, from June 23 to July 22 and for 2.3 months, from November 18 to January 27, with a peak percentage of 35% on July 12.

East Highland Park is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.6 months, from June 12 to October 1, with an average temperature above 71°F. The month of the year in East Highland Park with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.3 months, from December 18 to March 28, with an average temperature below 48°F. The month of the year in East Highland Park with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 41°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in East Highland Park throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit East Highland Park for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to late June and from early August to early October, with a peak score in the first week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit East Highland Park for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in East Highland Park typically lasts for 7.1 months (218 days), from around March 31 to around November 3, rarely starting before March 12 or after April 18, and rarely ending before October 18 or after November 20.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in East Highland Park should appear around March 1, only rarely appearing before February 11 or after March 19.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from April 23 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in East Highland Park is June, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 6 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in East Highland Park is December, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of East Highland Park are 37.581 deg latitude, -77.407 deg longitude, and 197 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of East Highland Park contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 128 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 150 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (344 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (561 feet).

The area within 2 miles of East Highland Park is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) and trees (12%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (36%), and within 50 miles by trees (75%) and cropland (13%).