East Peoria, IL Climate


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East Peoria, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 85°F and can reach as high as 95°F on the hottest days. In the winter, temperatures usually remain above 32°F, but can dip below 0°F on occasion. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with around 40 inches of rain and 25 inches of snow annually. Despite being located in a region known for extreme weather conditions due to its proximity to Lake Michigan, East Peoria generally sees mild temperatures and moderate precipitation levels.

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

East Peoria averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in East Peoria. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Peoria gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 86 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 East Peoria is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in East Peoria, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Peoria, IllinoisUnited States
  37.9 in.38.1 in.
  23.4 in.27.8 in.
  111.8 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  459 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 East Peoria with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In East Peoria, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Peoria are September, May and June.
In East Peoria, there are 20.0 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 East Peoria with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In East Peoria, there are 125.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In East Peoria, there are 8.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Peoria 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 East Peoria are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in East Peoria with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in East Peoria means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in East Peoria with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.8 rainy days annually in East Peoria, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.4 inches in East Peoria means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in East Peoria with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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East Peoria is across the river from Peoria, the latter of which is the anchor of the entire "Heart of IL" region. Though the two share part of a name, they are separate  More

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