Taylorville, IL Climate


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Taylorville, IL has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer months usually reaches into the mid 80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can dip down to the single digits. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of around 20 inches each year. Spring and fall tend to be milder, with highs in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit. All in all, Taylorville has four distinct seasons that make living there enjoyable for all who call it home.

Taylorville, Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Taylorville averages 15 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 Taylorville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taylorville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 18
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Taylorville 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 Taylorville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Taylorville with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Taylorville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Taylorville are September, May and June.
In Taylorville, there are 23.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Taylorville with an average of 17.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Taylorville, there are 116.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Taylorville, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Taylorville 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 Taylorville.
May is the wettest month in Taylorville with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Taylorville means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Taylorville with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 96.8 rainy days annually in Taylorville, which is less rainy 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 15.4 inches in Taylorville means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Taylorville with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 12 years ago

ready for some sunny weather and southern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I personally do not care for the school system here, I have lived in many places and have never known a public school where you pay to go to it. Also in the schools I  More

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