Leland, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / LaSalle County / Leland / Zip Codes
The climate in Leland, IL is typically mild with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months of June, July, and August is typically around 80-85°F while the winter months of December, January, and February usually have an average high of around 35-40°F. Annual snowfall ranges from about 10-25 inches depending on the year. The area also experiences mild to moderate precipitation throughout the year, with the driest months being April and September.

Leland, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leland averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Leland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Leland is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Leland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLeland, IllinoisUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  27.3 in.27.8 in.
  107.3 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  11.9°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  696 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 Leland with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Leland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leland are June, August and September.
In Leland, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leland with an average of 11.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Leland, there are 144.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Leland, there are 13.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Leland but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Leland with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Leland means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Leland with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in Leland, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.3 inches in Leland means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Leland with 9.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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