North Utica, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / LaSalle County / North Utica / Zip Codes
North Utica, IL has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures usually reaching into the 80s and 90s while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures typically ranging between 20-40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is common throughout the year but especially during the spring and winter months when snowfall is more likely. The average amount of rainfall per year is around 34 inches. There can be a drastic change in temperatures over a short period of time due to its location near the Great Lakes making it vulnerable to lake effect weather systems.

North Utica, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

North Utica averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in North Utica. The US average is 205 sunny days.

North Utica gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in North Utica, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNorth Utica, IllinoisUnited States
  36.9 in.38.1 in.
  22.0 in.27.8 in.
  115.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  14.3°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  523 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 North Utica with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In North Utica, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for North Utica are September, June and August.
In North Utica, there are 13.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for North Utica with an average of 14.3°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In North Utica, there are 131.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In North Utica, there are 9.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in North Utica 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.
May is the wettest month in North Utica with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 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 36.9 inches in North Utica means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in North Utica with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 115.0 rainy days annually in North Utica, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.0 inches in North Utica means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in North Utica with 7.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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