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United States / Illinois / Carbondale-Marion Metro Area / Jackson County / Ava / Zip Codes
Ava, IL has a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Average temperatures range from 17°F in the winter to 85°F in the summer. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation throughout the year. Snowfall averages about 34 inches annually, making it one of the snowier places in Illinois. Precipitation is usually moderate and evenly spread throughout the year. Humidity levels can be high during the summer months, but generally remain comfortable year-round.

Ava, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ava averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Ava. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ava gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ava is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Ava, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAva, IllinoisUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  8.2 in.27.8 in.
  90.8 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  604 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 Ava with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Ava, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ava are May, September and June.
In Ava, there are 32.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ava with an average of 23.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Ava, there are 96.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Ava, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Ava 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 Ava.
May is the wettest month in Ava with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in Ava means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Ava with 10.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 90.8 rainy days annually in Ava, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Ava means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Ava with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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