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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Pike County / Pleasant Hill / Zip Codes
Pleasant Hill, IL has a typical Midwestern climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The summers usually see temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s, while the winters can dip into the low teens on occasion. On average, Pleasant Hill receives around 34 inches of rain per year and 33 inches of snowfall per year. Spring and fall offer mild weather, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing or rising above 90 degrees. Pleasant Hill experiences all four seasons each year, making it an excellent place to enjoy outdoor activities throughout the year.

Pleasant Hill, Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant Hill averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Pleasant Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Pleasant Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePleasant Hill, IllinoisUnited States
  38.9 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  102.2 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  19.0°21.7°
  7.27
  3.94.3
  469 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 Pleasant Hill with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Pleasant Hill, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant Hill are September, May and June.
In Pleasant Hill, there are 31.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pleasant Hill with an average of 19.0°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Pleasant Hill, there are 109.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Pleasant Hill, there are 4.2 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 Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill.
May is the wettest month in Pleasant Hill with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.9 inches in Pleasant Hill means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Pleasant Hill with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 102.2 rainy days annually in Pleasant Hill, 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 Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Pleasant Hill means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Pleasant Hill with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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