Shelbyville, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Shelby County / Shelbyville / Zip Codes
Shelbyville, IL has a typical Midwestern climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures usually in the 80s and occasionally reaching into the 90s. Winters bring cold temperatures, often dipping below freezing with occasional snowfall. The spring and fall months offer mild temperatures throughout the day and night. The city also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the summer months which can be quite severe at times. Overall, Shelbyville has a temperate climate that is enjoyable to live in year-round.

Shelbyville, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shelbyville averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Shelbyville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shelbyville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 19
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Shelbyville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateShelbyville, IllinoisUnited States
  40.2 in.38.1 in.
  17.0 in.27.8 in.
  110.7 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  18.9°21.7°
  7.27
  3.94.3
  640 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 Shelbyville with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Shelbyville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shelbyville are September, May and June.
In Shelbyville, there are 21.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shelbyville with an average of 18.9°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Shelbyville, there are 110.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Shelbyville, there are 4.9 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 Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville.
May is the wettest month in Shelbyville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.2 inches in Shelbyville means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Shelbyville with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in Shelbyville, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.0 inches in Shelbyville means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Shelbyville with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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