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United States / Illinois / Champaign-Urbana Metro Area / Champaign County / Homer / Zip Codes
Homer, IL has a humid continental climate, which is typical of the Midwest region of the US. Summers are warm and humid with an average high temperature in July of 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy with an average low temperature in January dipping down to 22 degrees Fahrenheit. There is a large range of precipitation throughout the year with snowfall being especially common between December and March.

Homer, Illinois gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Homer averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Homer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Homer 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateHomer, IllinoisUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  22.2 in.27.8 in.
  111.6 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  676 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 Homer with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Homer, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Homer are September, May and June.
In Homer, there are 18.3 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 Homer with an average of 16.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Homer, there are 123.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Homer, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Homer but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Homer.
July is the wettest month in Homer with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Homer means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Homer with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in Homer, 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 22.2 inches in Homer means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Homer with 7.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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