Hurst, IL Climate


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Hurst, IL is located in the Midwest so it experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures sometimes dipping below freezing. Spring brings mild temperatures and precipitation levels that vary from year to year. Fall brings a variety of color to the area as leaves change and temperatures cool down. Hurst receives about 40 inches of rain per year, spread out over varying amounts depending on the season.

Hurst, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hurst averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Hurst gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hurst is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Hurst, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHurst, IllinoisUnited States
  45.4 in.38.1 in.
  11.1 in.27.8 in.
  103.7 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  88.6°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  394 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 Hurst with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Hurst, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hurst are May, September and June.
In Hurst, there are 35.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hurst with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Hurst, there are 94.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Hurst, there are 1.4 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 Hurst 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 Hurst.
May is the wettest month in Hurst with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 45.4 inches in Hurst means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Hurst with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 103.7 rainy days annually in Hurst, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.1 inches in Hurst means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Hurst with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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