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United States / Illinois / Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area / Rock Island County / Hampton / Zip Codes
Hampton, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers in Hampton are warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the 70s to the 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy, with snowfall averaging around 15 inches per year. Spring and fall are milder but still bring cool temperatures, ranging from the high 30s to the high 60s. The area is known for its precipitation, receiving around 40 inches of rain and snow annually.

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

Hampton averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Hampton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hampton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hampton is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.6 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Hampton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHampton, IllinoisUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  29.1 in.27.8 in.
  114.4 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  15.0°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  587 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 Hampton with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Hampton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hampton are September, June and August.
In Hampton, there are 17.2 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 Hampton with an average of 15.0°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Hampton, there are 120.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Hampton, 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 Hampton 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 Hampton are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Hampton with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Hampton means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hampton with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 114.4 rainy days annually in Hampton, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.1 inches in Hampton means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Hampton with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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