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==Geography== Antioch is approximately halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee at {{coord|42|28|45|N|88|5|27|W|type:city}} (42.479069, -88.090878).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Antioch has an area of {{convert|8.595|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 95.52%) is land and {{convert|0.385|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 4.48%) water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1701595 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=August 1, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081552/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1701595 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-15.pdf |title=Illinois: 2000; 2000 Census of Population and Housing |date=October 2003 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The village lies in a gently rolling [[moraine]] landscape, dominated by lakes of glacial origin. Among these are the Antioch Lake, south of the village center, Lake Marie, west of the village center and the Redwing Slough Lake, east of the village center. There are several smaller lakes and ponds, and a complement of [[wetland]]s. ===Climate=== Like Chicago, Antioch lies in a [[humid continental climate]] zone and experiences four distinct seasons. Antioch receives an average of {{convert|36.74|in|mm}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] each year.<ref name=TIEMPO>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/60002 |title=Monthly Weather Averages for the Village of Antioch |publisher=[[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]] |access-date=October 13, 2011}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Antioch, IL (1981-2010; extremes 1901–present) |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 63 |Feb record high F = 70 |Mar record high F = 86 |Apr record high F = 90 |May record high F = 94 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 102 |Oct record high F = 89 |Nov record high F = 78 |Dec record high F = 68 |Jan high F = 29.0 |Feb high F = 33.0 |Mar high F = 43.8 |Apr high F = 57.1 |May high F = 68.1 |Jun high F = 78.0 |Jul high F = 82.1 |Aug high F = 80.6 |Sep high F = 73.3 |Oct high F = 60.9 |Nov high F = 46.8 |Dec high F = 33.1 |Jan low F = 13.9 |Feb low F = 17.3 |Mar low F = 26.8 |Apr low F = 37.5 |May low F = 47.4 |Jun low F = 57.4 |Jul low F = 62.5 |Aug low F = 61.3 |Sep low F = 53.4 |Oct low F = 41.0 |Nov low F = 31.1 |Dec low F = 18.6 |Jan record low F = -29 |Feb record low F = -25 |Mar record low F = -15 |Apr record low F = 6 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 41 |Aug record low F = 38 |Sep record low F = 27 |Oct record low F = 17 |Nov record low F = -6 |Dec record low F = -24 |Jan precipitation inch = 1.60 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.48 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.09 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.21 |May precipitation inch = 4.24 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.71 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.57 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.08 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.54 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.09 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.75 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.32 |source 1 = NOAA <ref name = NOAA >{{cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lot |title=NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> }} {{Clear}}
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