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United States / Illinois / Centralia Metro Area / Marion County / Iuka / Zip Codes
Iuka, IL has a humid continental climate, which means that the summers tend to be quite hot and humid with average temperatures in the 80s and 90s. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with rainiest months usually being April and May. Snowfall typically occurs from late November through March. Overall, the climate in Iuka is mild and pleasant most of the year.

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

Iuka averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Iuka. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iuka gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Iuka, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIuka, IllinoisUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  9.9 in.27.8 in.
  105.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  21.0°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  518 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 Iuka with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Iuka, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Iuka are September, May and June.
In Iuka, there are 29.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Iuka with an average of 21.0°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Iuka, there are 103.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Iuka, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Iuka 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 Iuka.
May is the wettest month in Iuka with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in Iuka means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Iuka with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.1 rainy days annually in Iuka, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.9 inches in Iuka means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Iuka with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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