Tampico, IL Climate


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Tampico, IL has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. Temperatures during the summer season usually exceed 90°F and can reach up to 100°F or higher on occasion. Winters in Tampico are often quite cold, with temperatures dropping below freezing during the night and sometimes reaching as low as -10°F. Precipitation is relatively light throughout the year, but heavy rains and thunderstorms are common during the summer months. Snowfall is also possible during winter months, although it does not accumulate on a regular basis. Overall, the climate in Tampico is generally mild compared to many other parts of Illinois.

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

Tampico averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Tampico. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tampico gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Tampico, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTampico, IllinoisUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  29.9 in.27.8 in.
  94.9 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  13.1°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  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 Tampico with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Tampico, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tampico are September, June and August.
In Tampico, there are 16.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tampico with an average of 13.1°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Tampico, there are 133.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Tampico, there are 12.2 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 Tampico 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.
August is the wettest month in Tampico with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Tampico means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Tampico with 10.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in Tampico, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.9 inches in Tampico means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Tampico with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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