Climate in Murphysboro, Illinois

Murphysboro, Illinois gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Murphysboro averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Murphysboro. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Murphysboro gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Murphysboro is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

July is the hottest month for Murphysboro with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Murphysboro, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Murphysboro are May, September and June.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Murphysboro with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In Murphysboro, there are 35.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.

In Murphysboro, there are 94.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In Murphysboro, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

May is the wettest month in Murphysboro with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in Murphysboro means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Murphysboro with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.1 rainy days annually in Murphysboro, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.3 inches in Murphysboro means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Murphysboro with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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