Ritchie, IL Climate

Ritchie, IL enjoys a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the region hovers around 53°F (12°C). Precipitation is quite common year-round, although most of it falls between May and September. Snowfall is usually light to moderate in the winter months, but the area sometimes sees heavy snowstorms late into the season. Sunshine is abundant during all months of the year, and humidity levels are typically low. Overall, Ritchie has a pleasant climate with plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Climate	Ritchie, Illinois	United States
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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.