Pecatonica, IL Climate

Pecatonica, IL is known for its humid continental climate. It experiences four distinct seasons with variable temperature ranges throughout the year. Summer temperatures usually range from the mid-70s to mid-80s while winter temperatures can be as low as the single digits. Rainfall amounts vary slightly from year to year but generally stay around 35 inches per year. Snowfall amounts are also quite variable, ranging anywhere from 10 to 50 inches each season. The area gets a fair amount of sunshine all year round with an average of 200 sunny days per year.

Pecatonica, Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pecatonica averages 33 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 Pecatonica. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pecatonica gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 12
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pecatonica is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Pecatonica, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pecatonica, Illinois	United States
	36.4 in.	38.1 in.
	33.3 in.	27.8 in.
	113.3 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	12.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.5	4.3
	771 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 Pecatonica with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Pecatonica, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pecatonica are June, September and August.

In Pecatonica, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pecatonica with an average of 12.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In Pecatonica, there are 139.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In Pecatonica, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Pecatonica 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.

June is the wettest month in Pecatonica with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in Pecatonica means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Pecatonica with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Pecatonica, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.3 inches in Pecatonica means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Pecatonica with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.