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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Pope County / Eddyville / Zip Codes
Eddyville, IL has a moderately humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. During the summer months, temperatures can get as high as 90°F with plenty of sunshine. In the winter months, however, temperatures can dip down to around 20°F and there is usually an average of 36 inches of snow per year. The average annual precipitation for Eddyville is about 38 inches. Overall the climate in Eddyville is mild and pleasant throughout much of the year.

Eddyville, Illinois gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eddyville averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Eddyville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eddyville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Eddyville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Eddyville with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Eddyville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Eddyville are May, September and October.
In Eddyville, there are 36.8 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 Eddyville with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Eddyville, there are 90.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Eddyville, there are 1.7 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 Eddyville 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 Eddyville.
May is the wettest month in Eddyville with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in Eddyville means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Eddyville with 10.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 101.0 rainy days annually in Eddyville, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.7 inches in Eddyville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Eddyville with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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