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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Brown County / Mound Station / Zip Codes
Mound Station, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and 90s Fahrenheit. Winter temperatures average around 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit, but can dip below 0 on some occasions. Spring and fall are usually mild; however, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and occasional blizzards can be experienced during this time of year.

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

Mound Station averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Mound Station. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mound Station gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Mound Station, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Mound Station with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Mound Station, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mound Station are September, May and June.
In Mound Station, there are 23.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mound Station with an average of 17.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Mound Station, there are 119.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Mound Station, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Mound Station 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 Mound Station.
May is the wettest month in Mound Station with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Mound Station means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Mound Station with 10.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in Mound Station, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.7 inches in Mound Station means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Mound Station with 5.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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