Scales Mound, IL Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.

Overview
Cost of Living
Crime
Climate
Interactive Map
Jobs
Weather
Schools
Education
Economy
Health
Religion
People
Politics & Voting
Housing Stats
Commute Time
Rankings
Reviews
Upgrade to Premium
United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Jo Daviess County / Scales Mound / Zip Codes
Scales Mound, IL has a humid continental climate, which is typified by hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The average high temperature in July is 81°F (27 °C), while the average low temperature in January is 12°F (-11°C). Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year. During the summer months, the area experiences frequent thunderstorms. In the winter months, snowfall averages around 20 inches per year. Overall, Scales Mound, IL has a temperate climate with mild summers and cold winters.

Scales Mound, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scales Mound averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Scales Mound. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scales Mound gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Scales Mound is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Scales Mound, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateScales Mound, IllinoisUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  36.4 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  188 days  Unlock
  82.4°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  6.7  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  955 ft.  Unlock
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 Scales Mound with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Scales Mound, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Scales Mound are June, August and July.
In Scales Mound, there are 7.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Scales Mound with an average of 10.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Scales Mound, there are 149.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Scales Mound, there are 18.0 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 Scales Mound 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 Scales Mound with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.6 inches in Scales Mound means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Scales Mound with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in Scales Mound, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.4 inches in Scales Mound means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Scales Mound with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Reviews for Scales Mound
    See all ()
Write a Review

Start Your Review of Scales Mound

Jobs
Compare Scales Mound,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Scales Mound, Illinois to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

Privacy Policy  •  Terms of Use  •  Returns & Refunds
© Best Places. All rights reserved.