Green Valley, IL Climate


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Green Valley, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures that often reach the high 80s and low 90s. Winters in Green Valley consist of cold temperatures that can dip down into the teens and sometimes single digits during especially cold snaps. Spring and fall bring mild temperatures with moderate precipitation. Overall, Green Valley offers a range of temperatures throughout each season providing diverse activities for locals and visitors alike.

Green Valley, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Green Valley averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Green Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Green Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Green Valley is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.4 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Green Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreen Valley, IllinoisUnited States
  37.3 in.38.1 in.
  20.8 in.27.8 in.
  110.4 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  86.5°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  7.17
  3.94.3
  538 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 Green Valley with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Green Valley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Green Valley are September, May and June.
In Green Valley, there are 24.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Green Valley with an average of 16.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Green Valley, there are 122.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Green Valley, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Green Valley 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 Green Valley.
May is the wettest month in Green Valley 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 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.3 inches in Green Valley means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Green Valley with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 110.4 rainy days annually in Green Valley, 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 20.8 inches in Green Valley means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Green Valley with 6.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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