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United States / Illinois / Decatur Metro Area / Macon County / Maroa / Zip Codes
Maroa, IL has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from -9°F in winter to 89°F in summer. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an annual average of 38 inches, making Maroa a very green place. The area experiences all four seasons to their fullest extent; spring brings vibrant flora and fauna, summer offers plenty of sunshine for outdoor activities, autumn provides spectacular fall foliage, and winter offers plenty of snow for skiing and snowboarding.

Maroa, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Maroa averages 17 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 Maroa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maroa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maroa is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Maroa, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Maroa with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Maroa, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maroa are September, May and June.
In Maroa, there are 21.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maroa with an average of 18.1°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Maroa, there are 116.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Maroa, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Maroa 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 Maroa.
July is the wettest month in Maroa with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Maroa means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Maroa with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.3 rainy days annually in Maroa, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.6 inches in Maroa means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Maroa with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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