Hanaford, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Hanaford / Zip Codes
Hanaford, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer months, temperatures average between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity levels. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing and snowfall averaging over 50 inches per year. Springtime brings warm, sunny days and cooler nights while autumns bring crisp air and changing foliage. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, providing a great environment for growing crops and vegetation.

Hanaford, Illinois gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hanaford averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Hanaford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hanaford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Hanaford, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHanaford, IllinoisUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  88.7 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  23.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  482 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 Hanaford with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Hanaford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hanaford are September, May and June.
In Hanaford, there are 29.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hanaford with an average of 23.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Hanaford, there are 97.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Hanaford, there are 1.8 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 Hanaford 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 Hanaford.
May is the wettest month in Hanaford with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in Hanaford means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hanaford with 10.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 88.7 rainy days annually in Hanaford, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Hanaford means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Hanaford with 1.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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