El Paso, IL Climate


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El Paso, IL has a humid continental climate. Summers in El Paso typically brings warm temperatures and high humidity. The average temperature during July and August ranges from 70-85°F. Winters bring cold temperatures with snowfall, averaging about 13 inches per year. The area sees an average of 35 inches of rain per year with most rain falling between April and October. Despite being located in the Midwest, El Paso's climate is relatively mild for the region due to its location along Lake Michigan.

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

El Paso averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in El Paso. The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Paso gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Paso 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 El Paso, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEl Paso, IllinoisUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.5 in.27.8 in.
  112.6 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  15.1°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  751 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 El Paso with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In El Paso, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Paso are September, May and June.
In El Paso, there are 21.2 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 El Paso with an average of 15.1°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In El Paso, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In El Paso, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in El Paso 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 El Paso are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in El Paso with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in El Paso means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in El Paso with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in El Paso, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.5 inches in El Paso means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in El Paso with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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