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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Piatt County / Atwood / Zip Codes
Atwood, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures often reach into the mid-80s with high humidity levels. Winters are cold with average temperatures ranging between 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with snowfall occurring in the winter months. Overall, Atwood experiences four distinct seasons of relatively mild temperatures.

Atwood, Illinois gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Atwood averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Atwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atwood 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Atwood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Atwood with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Atwood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atwood are September, June and May.
In Atwood, there are 15.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atwood with an average of 17.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Atwood, there are 123.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Atwood, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Atwood 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 Atwood.
July is the wettest month in Atwood with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Atwood means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Atwood with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 100.6 rainy days annually in Atwood, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.7 inches in Atwood means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Atwood with 5.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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