Mineral, IL Climate


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The climate in Mineral, IL is fairly temperate throughout the year. During the summer months, temperatures average around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit and during the winter months they average between 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is also quite common in Mineral, with an average of 40 inches per year. The climate generally remains dry for most of the year, but can become quite humid during the summer months. Overall, Mineral has a pleasant climate that allows its residents to enjoy outdoor activities all year round.

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

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

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Mineral. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mineral gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Mineral, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMineral, IllinoisUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  27.9 in.27.8 in.
  102.8 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  13.4°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  640 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 Mineral with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Mineral, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mineral are September, June and August.
In Mineral, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mineral with an average of 13.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Mineral, there are 133.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Mineral, there are 11.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mineral 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.
August is the wettest month in Mineral with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 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 37.1 inches in Mineral means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Mineral with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 102.8 rainy days annually in Mineral, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in Mineral means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Mineral with 8.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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