Montgomery, IL Climate


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Montgomery, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. On average, the temperatures in summer can reach the upper 80s and low 90s while winter temperatures can dip into the single digits. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with most rain falling between April and September. Snowfall in Montgomery is light to moderate, averaging around 22 inches a year. The city experiences occasional thunderstorms from May through August and tornadoes from late March through early June.

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

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

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Montgomery. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montgomery gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 14
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Montgomery is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Montgomery, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMontgomery, IllinoisUnited States
  37.7 in.38.1 in.
  28.2 in.27.8 in.
  119.8 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  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 Montgomery with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Montgomery, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montgomery are June, September and August.
In Montgomery, there are 9.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Montgomery with an average of 14.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Montgomery, there are 134.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Montgomery, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Montgomery 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 Montgomery with 4.2 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 37.7 inches in Montgomery means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Montgomery with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 119.8 rainy days annually in Montgomery, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.2 inches in Montgomery means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Montgomery with 8.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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