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United States / Illinois / Danville Metro Area / Vermilion County / Olivet / Zip Codes
Olivet, IL is located in central Illinois and has a humid continental climate. This means that the summers are hot and humid with average highs close to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 Celsius). Winters are cold with temperatures dropping as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 Celsius) on average. During the year, Olivet receives an average of 35 inches of precipitation spread out over all four seasons. Overall, Olivet is an excellent place to live with moderate temperatures throughout the year.

Olivet, Illinois gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Olivet averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Olivet. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olivet gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Olivet is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.4 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Olivet, 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 Olivet with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Olivet, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Olivet are September, May and June.
In Olivet, there are 20.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Olivet with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Olivet, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Olivet, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Olivet but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Olivet.
July is the wettest month in Olivet with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Olivet means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Olivet with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in Olivet, 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 18.3 inches in Olivet means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Olivet with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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