Breese, IL Climate


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Breese, IL has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures typically ranging from the mid 70s to mid 80s Fahrenheit, while winters are cold with temperatures often dropping below freezing. The average amount of precipitation per year is about 38 inches, with snowfall averaging around 20 inches. The area experiences all four seasons, although spring and fall tend to be shorter than summer and winter. The area also sees an average of 208 sunny days per year.

Breese, Illinois gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Breese. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Breese gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Breese, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBreese, IllinoisUnited States
  42.3 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  96.5 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  453 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 Breese with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Breese, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Breese are May, September and June.
In Breese, there are 35.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Breese with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Breese, there are 102.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Breese, there are 2.4 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 Breese 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 Breese.
May is the wettest month in Breese with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Breese means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Breese with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 96.5 rainy days annually in Breese, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Breese means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Breese with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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