Dixon, IL Climate


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Dixon, IL has a humid continental climate. The winters are cold and snowy with average temperatures that range from 32° to 20°F in January. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures that range from 75° to 86°F in July. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 34 inches per year, and snowfall averages around 22 inches during the winter months. Dixon experiences all four seasons throughout the year, making it a great place for outdoor recreation activities such as hiking and biking.

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

Dixon averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Dixon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dixon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dixon is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Dixon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDixon, IllinoisUnited States
  37.9 in.38.1 in.
  29.3 in.27.8 in.
  107.9 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  12.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  682 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 Dixon with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Dixon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dixon are September, June and August.
In Dixon, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dixon with an average of 12.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Dixon, there are 139.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Dixon, there are 13.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dixon 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.
June is the wettest month in Dixon with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in Dixon means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Dixon with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 107.9 rainy days annually in Dixon, which is about average compared to other 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 29.3 inches in Dixon means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Dixon with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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