Gridley, IL Climate


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Gridley, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the high 70s in summer to the low 20s in winter. Gridley receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, making it one of the wettest towns in the county. The city experiences all four seasons, including hot summers, mild springs and falls, and cold winters with snowfall. Snowfall averages around 15 inches annually, while thunderstorms are common during the summer months.

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

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

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Gridley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gridley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateGridley, IllinoisUnited States
  37.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.5 in.27.8 in.
  111.8 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  15.2°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  755 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 Gridley with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Gridley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gridley are September, May and June.
In Gridley, 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 Gridley with an average of 15.2°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Gridley, there are 129.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Gridley, there are 9.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Gridley 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 Gridley are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Gridley with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in Gridley means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Gridley with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 111.8 rainy days annually in Gridley, 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 Gridley means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Gridley with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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