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United States / Illinois / Mount Vernon Metro Area / Jefferson County / Bluford / Zip Codes
Bluford, IL has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer is around 82°F, while the average low in the winter is about 21°F. Rainfall occurs mainly during the spring and fall months, while snowfall usually occurs between late November and early March. The area is also prone to thunderstorms and tornados in the warmer months. Overall, this area has hot summers and cold winters with moderate precipitation throughout the year.

Bluford, Illinois gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bluford 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 Bluford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bluford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Bluford, 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 Bluford with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Bluford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bluford are September, May and June.
In Bluford, there are 28.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bluford with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Bluford, there are 105.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Bluford, there are 3.1 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 Bluford 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 Bluford.
May is the wettest month in Bluford with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 43.6 inches in Bluford means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Bluford with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.2 rainy days annually in Bluford, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Bluford means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Bluford with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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