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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Gallatin County / Equality / Zip Codes
Equality, IL has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures can average in the mid-80s with high humidity levels. During the winter, temperatures can dip below freezing and snowfall is common. Due to its location in Illinois, located in the Midwest region of the United States, Equality experiences all four seasons throughout the year.

Equality, Illinois gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Equality. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Equality gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Equality, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEquality, IllinoisUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  7.2 in.27.8 in.
  100.3 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  23.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  413 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 Equality with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Equality, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Equality are May, September and June.
In Equality, there are 36.3 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 Equality with an average of 23.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Equality, there are 92.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Equality, there are 1.3 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 Equality 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 Equality.
May is the wettest month in Equality with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Equality means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
April is the rainiest month in Equality with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 100.3 rainy days annually in Equality, 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 7.2 inches in Equality means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Equality with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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