Aledo, IL Climate


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Aledo, IL has a humid continental climate with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters. Average temperatures range from around 32°F in the winter to 75°F in the summer. The area experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. Precipitation is plentiful, with an average of 40-45 inches per year, mostly as snowfall during the winter months. The city is also susceptible to extreme weather events such as thunderstorms and tornadoes due to its location in the Midwest of the United States.

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

Aledo averages 23 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 Aledo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Aledo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Aledo is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Aledo, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAledo, IllinoisUnited States
  37.6 in.38.1 in.
  23.4 in.27.8 in.
  94.4 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  14.0°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  735 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 Aledo with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Aledo, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Aledo are September, June and August.
In Aledo, there are 14.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Aledo with an average of 14.0°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Aledo, there are 131.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Aledo, there are 10.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Aledo 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 Aledo are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Aledo with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in Aledo means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Aledo with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in Aledo, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.4 inches in Aledo means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Aledo with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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