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

Royal averages 22 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 Royal. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Royal 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Royal is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Royal, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRoyal, IllinoisUnited States
  40.7 in.38.1 in.
  21.8 in.27.8 in.
  113.1 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  16.4°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  682 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 Royal with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Royal, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Royal are September, May and June.
In Royal, there are 22.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Royal with an average of 16.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Royal, there are 123.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Royal, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Royal 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 Royal are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Royal with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Royal means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Royal with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.1 rainy days annually in Royal, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.8 inches in Royal means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Royal with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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