Belle Rive, IL Climate


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Belle Rive, IL has an humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-90s and a high amount of precipitation. Winters are cold, with temperatures usually falling to the low 30s and a significant snowfall throughout much of the season. Spring and autumn are typically mild, with temperatures remaining in the 40s and 50s. The area is also prone to severe weather events such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hail storms throughout much of the year.

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

Belle Rive averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Belle Rive. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belle Rive gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Belle Rive is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Belle Rive, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelle Rive, IllinoisUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  11.2 in.27.8 in.
  105.6 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  479 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 Belle Rive with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Belle Rive, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belle Rive are September, May and June.
In Belle Rive, there are 32.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belle Rive with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Belle Rive, there are 99.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Belle Rive, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Belle Rive 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 Belle Rive.
May is the wettest month in Belle Rive with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Belle Rive means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Belle Rive with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.6 rainy days annually in Belle Rive, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Belle Rive means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Belle Rive with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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