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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Washington County / New Minden / Zip Codes
New Minden, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The annual average temperature is 52 °F (11°C), ranging from an average low of 40°F (4°C) in January to an average high of 66°F (19°C) in July. Rainfall averages around 38 inches per year and snowfall typically ranges between 16 and 24 inches per year. Winters can bring extended periods of below freezing temperatures, while summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the low 90s (mid 30s Celsius).

New Minden, Illinois gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Minden averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in New Minden. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Minden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in New Minden, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Minden, IllinoisUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  10.5 in.27.8 in.
  98.5 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  453 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 New Minden with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In New Minden, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Minden are September, May and June.
In New Minden, there are 25.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Minden with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In New Minden, there are 101.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In New Minden, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in New Minden 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 New Minden.
May is the wettest month in New Minden with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in New Minden means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in New Minden with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 98.5 rainy days annually in New Minden, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.5 inches in New Minden means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in New Minden with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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