Tolono, IL Climate


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Tolono, IL has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from the low teens to the upper 90s during the year. The warmest month of the year is July when temperatures can reach up to an average high of 86°F (30°C), while January is usually the coldest month with an average low temperature of 16°F (-9°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, usually ranging from 25 to 45 inches of rain or snow annually.

Tolono, Illinois gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tolono averages 20 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 Tolono. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tolono 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Tolono, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTolono, IllinoisUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  20.4 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  732 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 Tolono with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Tolono, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tolono are September, May and June.
In Tolono, there are 15.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tolono with an average of 16.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Tolono, there are 124.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Tolono, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Tolono but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Tolono are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Tolono with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Tolono means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Tolono with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Tolono, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.4 inches in Tolono means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Tolono with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I have lived in Tolono for 3+ years and live in a newer subdivision, which was developed in agreement of a TIF district. Great neighbors but the town of Tolono is  More

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