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United States / Illinois / St. Louis Metro Area / Clinton County / Carlyle / Zip Codes
Carlyle, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer ranges from 75°F to 90°F and in the winter the temperature drops to an average of 22°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging just over 40 inches annually. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 20 inches per season. Overall, Carlyle experiences mild weather conditions with all four seasons present.

Carlyle, Illinois gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carlyle averages 11 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 Carlyle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carlyle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carlyle is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Carlyle, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCarlyle, IllinoisUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  101.3 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  87.1°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  456 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 Carlyle with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Carlyle, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carlyle are September, May and June.
In Carlyle, there are 25.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carlyle with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Carlyle, there are 102.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Carlyle, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Carlyle during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Carlyle.
May is the wettest month in Carlyle with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Carlyle means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Carlyle with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 101.3 rainy days annually in Carlyle, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Carlyle means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Carlyle with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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