Monmouth, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Warren County / Monmouth / Zip Codes
Monmouth, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s during the day and low-70s at night. Spring and fall are mild with temperatures ranging between 40-60 degrees, while winters can be cold and snowy, with occasional blizzards bringing heavy snowfall to the city. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms in spring and summer.

Monmouth, Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Monmouth averages 24 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 Monmouth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monmouth 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Monmouth, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMonmouth, IllinoisUnited States
  38.7 in.38.1 in.
  24.2 in.27.8 in.
  107.5 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  84.9°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  761 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 Monmouth with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Monmouth, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monmouth are September, June and May.
In Monmouth, 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 Monmouth with an average of 14.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Monmouth, there are 128.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Monmouth, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Monmouth but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Monmouth are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Monmouth with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.7 inches in Monmouth means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Monmouth with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Monmouth, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in Monmouth means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Monmouth with 7.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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