East Moline, IL Climate


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East Moline, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer months range from 77 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter months bring average lows of 12 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but most of it falls during the spring and summer seasons. Thunderstorms are common in the area, especially during the late spring and early summer months. Snowfall is also common in East Moline; however, it averages only about 15 inches annually.

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

East Moline averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in East Moline. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Moline gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in East Moline, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Moline, IllinoisUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  29.1 in.27.8 in.
  114.7 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  702 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 East Moline with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In East Moline, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Moline are September, June and August.
In East Moline, there are 17.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Moline with an average of 15.0°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In East Moline, there are 120.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In East Moline, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Moline but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in East Moline are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in East Moline with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in East Moline means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in East Moline with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in East Moline, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.1 inches in East Moline means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in East Moline with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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