Colona, IL Climate


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The climate in Colona, IL is classified as a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s during the day with occasional heat waves. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures averaging around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, typically in the form of rain and snow. Colona experiences all four seasons, although the winter months tend to be shorter compared to other locations in the Midwest.

Colona, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colona averages 29 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 Colona. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colona gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Colona, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColona, IllinoisUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  29.0 in.27.8 in.
  109.2 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  14.6°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  604 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 Colona with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Colona, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colona are September, June and May.
In Colona, there are 18.2 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 Colona with an average of 14.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Colona, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Colona, 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 Colona but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Colona are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Colona with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Colona means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Colona with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 109.2 rainy days annually in Colona, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.0 inches in Colona means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Colona with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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