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United States / Illinois / Macomb Metro Area / McDonough County / Bushnell / Zip Codes
Bushnell, IL has a humid continental climate that sees warm to hot summers and cold to very cold winters. Summer temperatures typically average around 80°F during the day and 60°F at night. During the winter season, temperatures average around 30°F during the day and 15°F at night. Snowfall is common in this area of Illinois with an average of 25 inches a year. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, averaging about 40 inches annually.

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

Bushnell averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Bushnell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bushnell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bushnell is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.4 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bushnell, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBushnell, IllinoisUnited States
  38.0 in.38.1 in.
  19.1 in.27.8 in.
  95.3 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  14.9°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  653 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 Bushnell with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Bushnell, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bushnell are September, June and May.
In Bushnell, there are 16.6 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 Bushnell with an average of 14.9°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bushnell, there are 129.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Bushnell, there are 7.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bushnell 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 Bushnell.
June is the wettest month in Bushnell with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Bushnell means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Bushnell with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 95.3 rainy days annually in Bushnell, which is one of the least rainy 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 19.1 inches in Bushnell means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Bushnell with 6.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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