Steeleville, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Randolph County / Steeleville / Zip Codes
Steeleville, IL has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid with daytime temperatures often reaching into the mid-nineties and nighttime lows in the sixties to seventies. Winters bring cold temperatures and occasional snowfall, with average highs in the thirties and lows in the teens or twenties. Spring brings milder temperatures and more frequent rain showers while autumn is generally crisp but still on the warm side throughout most of the season. With an annual precipitation total of over thirty inches, Steeleville typically receives plenty of moisture all year round.

Steeleville, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Steeleville averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Steeleville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Steeleville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Steeleville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSteeleville, IllinoisUnited States
  44.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.0 in.27.8 in.
  98.1 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  22.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  413 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 Steeleville with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Steeleville, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Steeleville are May, September and June.
In Steeleville, there are 37.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Steeleville with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Steeleville, there are 97.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Steeleville, there are 2.2 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 Steeleville 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 Steeleville.
May is the wettest month in Steeleville with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in Steeleville means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Steeleville with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 98.1 rainy days annually in Steeleville, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in Steeleville means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Steeleville with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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