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United States / Illinois / St. Louis Metro Area / St. Clair County / Mascoutah / Zip Codes
Mascoutah, IL has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures range between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowfall is common from December through March. Precipitation is year round; however, the most significant amount is generally experienced during spring and summer months. Average yearly precipitation in Mascoutah is about 37 inches.

Mascoutah, Illinois gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mascoutah averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Mascoutah. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mascoutah gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Mascoutah, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMascoutah, IllinoisUnited States
  41.9 in.38.1 in.
  11.6 in.27.8 in.
  95.0 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  430 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 Mascoutah with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Mascoutah, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mascoutah are May, September and October.
In Mascoutah, there are 40.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mascoutah with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Mascoutah, there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Mascoutah, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah.
May is the wettest month in Mascoutah with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Mascoutah means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Mascoutah with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 95.0 rainy days annually in Mascoutah, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.6 inches in Mascoutah means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Mascoutah with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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