Kappa, IL Climate


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Kappa, IL has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Summers are generally warm to hot with temperatures typically reaching into the 80s or 90s while winters can be quite cold with temperatures dipping down to below freezing at night. Precipitation is abundant year-round, although it is more common in the warmer months. Snowfall is common in winter months and can occasionally lead to snow days for schoolchildren.

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

Kappa averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Kappa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kappa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Kappa, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKappa, IllinoisUnited States
  38.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.5 in.27.8 in.
  112.6 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  15.1°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  738 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 Kappa with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Kappa, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kappa are September, May and June.
In Kappa, there are 21.2 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 Kappa with an average of 15.1°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Kappa, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Kappa, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Kappa 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 Kappa are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Kappa with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Kappa means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Kappa with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in Kappa, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.5 inches in Kappa means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Kappa with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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