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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Saline County / Carrier Mills / Zip Codes
Carrier Mills, IL has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. In summer, temperatures are generally in the mid 80s (Fahrenheit) with high humidity levels. Winters bring temperatures that usually stay above freezing during the day, but nighttime temperatures can dip below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives moderate to heavy precipitation year-round, averaging around 40 inches of snow and rain annually.

Carrier Mills, Illinois gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carrier Mills averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Carrier Mills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carrier Mills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carrier Mills is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Carrier Mills, 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 Carrier Mills with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Carrier Mills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carrier Mills are May, September and June.
In Carrier Mills, there are 29.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carrier Mills with an average of 22.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Carrier Mills, there are 102.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Carrier Mills, there are 2.2 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 Carrier Mills 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 Carrier Mills.
May is the wettest month in Carrier Mills with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Carrier Mills means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
April is the rainiest month in Carrier Mills with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in Carrier Mills, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Carrier Mills means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Carrier Mills with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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