Barstow, IL Climate

Barstow, IL has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 77°F, while the average temperature in January is around 25°F. The area tends to be quite dry throughout the year, with an average yearly precipitation of about 37 inches. In general, Barstow experiences four distinct seasons, but temperatures can vary significantly between them.

Climate	Barstow, Illinois	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.