Coldest Cities in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the lowest average winter temperatures, from 30-year averages at the nearest weather station.

224 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Avg Winter Low	Annual Snowfall
1	Machesney Park	22,630	14°F	38"
2	Roscoe	10,706	14°F	38"
3	Freeport	23,505	15°F	34.5"
4	Schaumburg	76,868	16°F	34"
5	Hoffman Estates	51,175	16°F	34"
6	Bartlett	40,501	16°F	34"
7	DeKalb	40,443	16°F	33.1"
8	Streamwood	39,001	16°F	34"
9	Hanover Park	36,732	16°F	34"
10	Mundelein	31,915	16°F	43.1"
11	McHenry	28,074	16°F	34.5"
12	Vernon Hills	26,876	16°F	43.1"
13	Roselle	22,752	16°F	34"
14	Bloomingdale	22,457	16°F	34"
15	Grayslake	20,929	16°F	43.1"
16	Libertyville	20,525	16°F	43.1"
17	Lake Zurich	19,832	16°F	43.1"
18	Round Lake	18,628	16°F	43.1"
19	Sycamore	18,559	16°F	38.9"
20	Cary	17,923	16°F	34.5"
21	Wauconda	14,027	16°F	43.1"
22	Elgin	114,934	17°F	32.1"
23	Palatine	66,293	17°F	38.5"
24	Crystal Lake	40,579	17°F	35.1"
25	Carpentersville	37,346	17°F	32.1"
26	Algonquin	30,067	17°F	32.1"
27	Galesburg	29,481	17°F	25.9"
28	Lake in the Hills	28,800	17°F	35.1"
29	Huntley	28,005	17°F	35.1"
30	Woodstock	26,147	17°F	35.1"
31	South Elgin	24,217	17°F	46.2"
32	East Moline	20,904	17°F	36.1"
33	Ottawa	18,447	17°F	25"
34	Dixon	14,910	17°F	31.2"
35	Sterling	14,717	17°F	28.8"
36	Kewanee	11,913	17°F	30.8"
37	Barrington	11,077	17°F	38.5"
38	Pingree Grove	10,914	17°F	32.1"
39	Naperville	150,692	18°F	24.3"
40	Rockford	147,521	18°F	37.1"
41	Orland Park	57,916	18°F	38.8"
42	Tinley Park	54,842	18°F	28.2"
43	Wheaton	53,557	18°F	24.3"
44	Downers Grove	50,054	18°F	24.3"
45	Lombard	43,619	18°F	42.3"
46	Moline	42,197	18°F	36.1"
47	Rock Island	36,151	18°F	36.1"
48	Calumet City	35,100	18°F	28.2"
49	Woodridge	33,941	18°F	24.3"
50	Glendale Heights	32,808	18°F	24.3"
51	Glen Ellyn	28,390	18°F	24.3"
52	Lansing	28,284	18°F	28.2"
53	Round Lake Beach	27,079	18°F	43.4"
54	Oak Forest	26,805	18°F	28.2"
55	Chicago Heights	26,736	18°F	28.2"
56	Belvidere	24,752	18°F	32.6"
57	Westmont	23,724	18°F	42.3"
58	Yorkville	23,617	18°F	27.9"
59	Loves Park	23,502	18°F	38"
60	Lisle	23,407	18°F	24.3"
61	Darien	21,879	18°F	24.3"
62	Park Forest	21,156	18°F	28.2"
63	South Holland	20,911	18°F	28.2"
64	Dolton	20,825	18°F	28.2"
65	Frankfort	20,651	18°F	28.2"
66	Harvey	20,230	18°F	28.2"
67	Mokena	20,021	18°F	28.2"
68	Homewood	19,294	18°F	28.2"
69	Matteson	18,645	18°F	28.2"
70	Palos Hills	18,081	18°F	38.8"
71	Lemont	17,820	18°F	33.2"
72	Hinsdale	17,175	18°F	42.3"
73	Country Club Hills	16,324	18°F	28.2"
74	Antioch	14,859	18°F	43.4"
75	Warrenville	14,718	18°F	24.3"
76	Hickory Hills	14,526	18°F	38.8"
77	Lindenhurst	14,417	18°F	43.4"
78	Hazel Crest	13,792	18°F	28.2"
79	Western Springs	13,446	18°F	42.3"
80	Richton Park	12,521	18°F	28.2"
81	Plano	12,203	18°F	27.9"
82	Markham	11,355	18°F	28.2"
83	Burr Ridge	11,141	18°F	42.3"
84	Fox Lake	11,131	18°F	43.4"
85	Gages Lake	10,819	18°F	43.4"
86	Aurora	179,898	19°F	27.9"
87	Waukegan	89,076	19°F	43.4"
88	Bloomington	78,907	19°F	6.5"
89	Evanston	76,340	19°F	33.6"
90	Bolingbrook	74,096	19°F	29.2"
91	Skokie	66,219	19°F	33.6"
92	Normal	53,569	19°F	6.5"
93	Glenview	47,752	19°F	33.6"
94	Plainfield	46,708	19°F	29.2"
95	Romeoville	41,152	19°F	33.2"
96	Carol Stream	39,460	19°F	34"
97	Oswego	36,375	19°F	27.9"
98	Northbrook	34,585	19°F	33.6"
99	St. Charles	32,854	19°F	46.2"
100	North Chicago	30,643	19°F	43.1"
101	Gurnee	30,510	19°F	43.4"
102	Highland Park	30,398	19°F	33.6"
103	Wilmette	27,503	19°F	33.6"
104	Batavia	27,151	19°F	27.9"
105	Lockport	26,409	19°F	33.2"
106	West Chicago	25,395	19°F	46.2"
107	Morton Grove	24,619	19°F	33.6"
108	Zion	24,600	19°F	36.2"
109	Homer Glen	24,529	19°F	33.2"
110	Kankakee	23,996	19°F	20.7"
111	Montgomery	21,515	19°F	27.9"
112	Geneva	21,258	19°F	46.2"
113	Crest Hill	20,628	19°F	33.2"
114	Deerfield	19,518	19°F	33.6"
115	Lake Forest	19,416	19°F	33.6"
116	North Aurora	18,696	19°F	27.9"
117	Bourbonnais	18,078	19°F	27.4"
118	Bradley	15,325	19°F	20.7"
119	Morris	14,898	19°F	24.7"
120	Macomb	14,894	19°F	10.5"
121	Beach Park	14,115	19°F	36.2"
122	Lincolnwood	13,112	19°F	33.6"
123	Winnetka	12,484	19°F	33.6"
124	Rantoul	12,421	19°F	17.4"
125	Streator	12,330	19°F	26.4"
126	Campton Hills	10,877	19°F	38.5"
127	Joliet	150,445	20°F	16.9"
128	New Lenox	28,006	20°F	16.9"
129	Shorewood	18,343	20°F	16.9"
130	Jacksonville	18,014	20°F	16.2"
131	Morton	16,595	20°F	23.9"
132	Washington	15,919	20°F	23.9"
133	Channahon	13,927	20°F	18.4"
134	Canton	13,144	20°F	14.4"
135	Minooka	12,891	20°F	18.4"
136	Pontiac	11,294	20°F	25.1"
137	Manhattan	11,026	20°F	16.9"
138	Springfield	113,330	21°F	21.8"
139	Peoria	112,169	21°F	26.2"
140	Champaign	89,996	21°F	20.8"
141	Arlington Heights	76,005	21°F	38.5"
142	Mount Prospect	55,472	21°F	38.4"
143	Buffalo Grove	42,891	21°F	43.1"
144	Urbana	39,341	21°F	20.8"
145	Wheeling	38,433	21°F	33.6"
146	Pekin	31,781	21°F	26.2"
147	Rolling Meadows	24,027	21°F	38.5"
148	East Peoria	22,324	21°F	23.9"
149	Prospect Heights	15,618	21°F	33.6"
150	Chatham	14,639	21°F	21.8"
151	Lincoln	13,281	21°F	19.3"
152	Chicago	2,711,226	22°F	38.8"
153	Cicero	82,797	22°F	38.8"
154	Des Plaines	59,156	22°F	38.4"
155	Berwyn	55,595	22°F	38.8"
156	Oak Park	53,292	22°F	38.4"
157	Elmhurst	45,671	22°F	42.3"
158	Quincy	39,109	22°F	17"
159	Park Ridge	38,667	22°F	38.4"
160	Addison	35,489	22°F	38.4"
161	Elk Grove Village	31,987	22°F	38.4"
162	Niles	30,064	22°F	38.4"
163	Danville	28,595	22°F	14.8"
164	Melrose Park	24,549	22°F	38.4"
165	Elmwood Park	23,868	22°F	38.4"
166	Maywood	23,201	22°F	42.3"
167	Villa Park	22,345	22°F	42.3"
168	Brookfield	19,331	22°F	42.3"
169	Bensenville	18,603	22°F	38.4"
170	Bellwood	18,256	22°F	42.3"
171	Franklin Park	18,197	22°F	38.4"
172	Westchester	16,436	22°F	42.3"
173	La Grange	15,998	22°F	42.3"
174	Norridge	15,439	22°F	38.4"
175	Forest Park	13,943	22°F	42.3"
176	Wood Dale	13,933	22°F	38.4"
177	La Grange Park	13,447	22°F	42.3"
178	Northlake	12,513	22°F	38.4"
179	River Forest	11,992	22°F	38.4"
180	Schiller Park	11,393	22°F	38.4"
181	Summit	10,846	22°F	38.8"
182	Taylorville	10,646	22°F	13.9"
183	River Grove	10,451	22°F	38.4"
184	Lyons	10,339	22°F	38.8"
185	Decatur	69,815	23°F	13.6"
186	Oak Lawn	56,861	23°F	38.8"
187	Burbank	28,739	23°F	38.8"
188	Blue Island	21,741	23°F	38.8"
189	Evergreen Park	19,420	23°F	38.8"
190	Alsip	18,583	23°F	38.8"
191	Bridgeview	16,849	23°F	38.8"
192	Mattoon	16,586	23°F	14.5"
193	Chicago Ridge	14,099	23°F	38.8"
194	Midlothian	13,948	23°F	38.8"
195	Effingham	12,342	23°F	14.6"
196	Justice	12,324	23°F	38.8"
197	Palos Heights	12,152	23°F	38.8"
198	Worth	10,700	23°F	38.8"
199	Crestwood	10,579	23°F	38.8"
200	Riverdale	10,340	23°F	38.8"
201	Charleston	17,062	24°F	19"
202	Mount Vernon	14,090	24°F	10.4"
203	Centralia	11,856	24°F	6.5"
204	Granite City	26,549	25°F	10.8"
205	Edwardsville	26,474	25°F	10.8"
206	Alton	25,279	25°F	10.8"
207	Godfrey	17,712	25°F	12.5"
208	Glen Carbon	13,977	25°F	10.8"
209	Waterloo	11,129	25°F	8.8"
210	Columbia	11,127	25°F	13.8"
211	Wood River	10,279	25°F	10.8"
212	Carbondale	22,158	26°F	11.4"
213	Marion	16,836	26°F	9.8"
214	Herrin	12,226	26°F	9.8"
215	Belleville	41,370	27°F	11.2"
216	O'Fallon	32,262	27°F	11.2"
217	Collinsville	24,031	27°F	10.8"
218	East St. Louis	17,999	27°F	13.8"
219	Cahokia Heights	17,106	27°F	13.8"
220	Fairview Heights	16,745	27°F	11.2"
221	Swansea	14,710	27°F	11.2"
222	Shiloh	14,572	27°F	11.2"
223	Troy	11,647	27°F	10.8"
224	Highland	10,262	27°F	10.2"