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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Christopher / Zip Codes
Christopher, IL experiences a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F, while the average winter temperature is around 31°F. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches per year. Summers tend to be quite humid while winters can be rather dry. Snowfall accumulations usually range between 17-20 inches per season. During the springtime, thunderstorms can be frequent as the weather warms up.

Christopher, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Christopher. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Christopher gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Christopher, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChristopher, IllinoisUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  8.3 in.27.8 in.
  98.4 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  88.2°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  440 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 Christopher with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Christopher, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Christopher are May, September and June.
In Christopher, there are 34.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Christopher with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Christopher, there are 91.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Christopher, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Christopher 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 Christopher.
May is the wettest month in Christopher with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Christopher means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Christopher with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 98.4 rainy days annually in Christopher, 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.3 inches in Christopher means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Christopher with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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