Cerro Gordo, IL Climate


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Cerro Gordo, IL has a humid continental climate, with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Average highs in the summer months range from the mid-70s to low-80s, while average lows in winter drop into the single digits and occasionally below zero. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, including some snowfall during the colder months, and annual precipitation averages around 38 inches. The town also experiences occasional thunderstorms in the summer months due to its location within Tornado Alley.

Cerro Gordo, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cerro Gordo averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Cerro Gordo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cerro Gordo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cerro Gordo, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCerro Gordo, IllinoisUnited States
  39.8 in.38.1 in.
  13.8 in.27.8 in.
  106.0 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  18.3°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  741 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 Cerro Gordo with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Cerro Gordo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cerro Gordo are September, May and June.
In Cerro Gordo, there are 20.2 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 Cerro Gordo with an average of 18.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Cerro Gordo, there are 115.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Cerro Gordo, there are 4.7 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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo.
June is the wettest month in Cerro Gordo with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in Cerro Gordo means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Cerro Gordo with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 106.0 rainy days annually in Cerro Gordo, 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 13.8 inches in Cerro Gordo means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Cerro Gordo with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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