Mazon, IL Climate


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Mazon, IL experiences a humid continental climate type. This means that the summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching up into the 90s. Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures dipping into the single digits at night. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year and it is not unusual to experience thunderstorms during warm summer months. Snowfall in Mazon is usually light, however there can be some heavier snowfall during winter months.

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

Mazon averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Mazon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mazon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Mazon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMazon, IllinoisUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  22.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  14.8°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  587 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 Mazon with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Mazon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mazon are September, June and August.
In Mazon, there are 15.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mazon with an average of 14.8°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Mazon, there are 130.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Mazon, there are 9.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mazon 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 Mazon with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in Mazon means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Mazon with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in Mazon, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.2 inches in Mazon means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Mazon with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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