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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Bureau County / Cherry / Zip Codes
Cherry, IL is located in the Midwest region of the United States and has a humid continental climate. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid to high 80s and overnight lows averaging around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold with temperatures dipping below freezing for extended periods of time, but snowfall is relatively light compared to other areas in the Midwest. Spring and fall tend to be mild and pleasant with average temperatures ranging from the low 50s to low 70s.

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

Cherry averages 23 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 Cherry. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cherry gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateCherry, IllinoisUnited States
  38.2 in.38.1 in.
  22.8 in.27.8 in.
  103.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  14.5°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  679 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 Cherry with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Cherry, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cherry are September, June and May.
In Cherry, there are 20.1 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 Cherry with an average of 14.5°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Cherry, there are 130.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Cherry, there are 10.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cherry 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.
May is the wettest month in Cherry with 4.5 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 38.2 inches in Cherry means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Cherry with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.5 rainy days annually in Cherry, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.8 inches in Cherry means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Cherry with 7.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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