Bureau Junction, IL Climate


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Bureau Junction, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid to upper 80s and July being the hottest month of the year. Winters can get quite cold in Bureau Junction, with temperatures sometimes dropping as low as -10 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and Fall are milder, with temperatures usually staying in the 40s and 50s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, but snowfall totals can vary greatly year to year.

Bureau Junction, Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bureau Junction averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Bureau Junction. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bureau Junction gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bureau Junction is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.7 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bureau Junction, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBureau Junction, IllinoisUnited States
  37.8 in.38.1 in.
  21.9 in.27.8 in.
  101.7 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  499 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 Bureau Junction with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Bureau Junction, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bureau Junction are September, June and May.
In Bureau Junction, there are 20.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bureau Junction with an average of 14.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bureau Junction, there are 130.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bureau Junction, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bureau Junction but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Bureau Junction with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in Bureau Junction means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Bureau Junction with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in Bureau Junction, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.9 inches in Bureau Junction means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Bureau Junction with 6.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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