Rossville, IL Climate


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Rossville, IL has a typical Midwestern climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, however there is typically less rain during the summer months. The warmest month of the year is July when temperatures can reach into the 80s and 90s, while January is usually the coldest month with temperatures that can dip into the teens. Snowfall usually begins in November and continues through March.

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

Rossville averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Rossville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rossville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rossville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRossville, IllinoisUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  14.9 in.27.8 in.
  101.2 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  17.2°21.7°
  7.27
  3.74.3
  686 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 Rossville with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Rossville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rossville are September, June and May.
In Rossville, there are 15.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rossville with an average of 17.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Rossville, there are 121.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Rossville, there are 7.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rossville but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Rossville are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Rossville with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Rossville means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Rossville with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 101.2 rainy days annually in Rossville, which is less rainy 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 14.9 inches in Rossville means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Rossville with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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