Kewanee, IL Climate


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Kewanee, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature in the winter is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are relatively moderate throughout the year, with around 40 inches of rain and snow combined on an annual basis. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout the spring and summer months. Winters are usually mild with occasional snowfall that rarely accumulates more than a few inches at a time.

Kewanee, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kewanee averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Kewanee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kewanee gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kewanee is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Kewanee, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKewanee, IllinoisUnited States
  37.4 in.38.1 in.
  23.0 in.27.8 in.
  104.9 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  12.9°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  850 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Kewanee with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Kewanee, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kewanee are September, June and August.
In Kewanee, there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kewanee with an average of 12.9°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Kewanee, there are 138.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Kewanee, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Kewanee but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Kewanee with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in Kewanee means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Kewanee with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 104.9 rainy days annually in Kewanee, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.0 inches in Kewanee means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Kewanee with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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The cost of living here looks so low becasuse of the one major issue that effects the town, the lack of shopping! If you need to look resonablly presentable for work,  More

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