Galva, IL Climate


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Galva, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are usually warm to hot and often humid. The average temperature in July ranges from the mid-70s to low 80s. Winters are cold but typically mild, with temperatures ranging from the teens to mid-30s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with about 40 inches of rain and 20 inches of snow annually. The town enjoys all four distinct seasons and generally experiences mild weather year-round.

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

Galva averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Galva. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Galva gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Galva is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Galva, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGalva, IllinoisUnited States
  37.8 in.38.1 in.
  24.2 in.27.8 in.
  105.5 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  12.9°21.7°
  6.97
  44.3
  850 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 Galva with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Galva, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Galva are September, June and August.
In Galva, there are 11.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Galva with an average of 12.9°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Galva, there are 138.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Galva, there are 12.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Galva but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Galva with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in Galva means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Galva with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 105.5 rainy days annually in Galva, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in Galva means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Galva with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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