Marcelline, IL Climate

Marcelline, IL has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit while in the winter months it drops to around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is generally moderate throughout the year with an average of about 33 inches per year. The area also experiences a fair amount of snow during the winter months, with an average of 18 inches per year.

Climate	Marcelline, Illinois	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.