Du Bois, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Washington County / Du Bois / Zip Codes
Du Bois, IL has a humid continental climate that is typical of the Midwest. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures average in the high 80s Fahrenheit with occasional days reaching into the 90s. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping into the teens and single digits. Spring brings mild temperatures with some warmer days mixed in. Fall is crisp and cool, making it ideal for outdoor activities like hiking or camping. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with snowfall common during winter months.

Du Bois, Illinois gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Du Bois averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Du Bois. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Du Bois 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 23
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Du Bois, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDu Bois, IllinoisUnited States
  43.4 in.38.1 in.
  10.2 in.27.8 in.
  97.8 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  87.5°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  522 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 Du Bois with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Du Bois, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Du Bois are September, May and June.
In Du Bois, there are 29.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Du Bois with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Du Bois, there are 94.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Du Bois, there are 2.0 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 Du Bois 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 Du Bois.
May is the wettest month in Du Bois with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in Du Bois means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Du Bois with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 97.8 rainy days annually in Du Bois, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.2 inches in Du Bois means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Du Bois with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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