Warrensburg, IL Climate

Warrensburg, IL has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Average temperatures range from 28°F in the winter to 79°F in the summer. Precipitation is abundant year round with average annual snowfall of 25 inches and average annual rainfall of 40 inches. Warrensburg's location on the western edge of the Midwest plains gives it moderate average winds, averaging around 7 miles per hour. The city usually experiences thunderstorms during the spring and summer months, as well as occasional hail and tornadoes.

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

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

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Warrensburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Warrensburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Warrensburg is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.3 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Warrensburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Warrensburg, Illinois	United States
	38.9 in.	38.1 in.
	17.2 in.	27.8 in.
	107.3 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	86.5°	85.8°
	18.9°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.9	4.3
	705 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 Warrensburg with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Warrensburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Warrensburg are September, May and June.

In Warrensburg, there are 23.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Warrensburg with an average of 18.9°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Warrensburg, there are 112.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Warrensburg, there are 4.5 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 Warrensburg 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 Warrensburg.

May is the wettest month in Warrensburg with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 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 38.9 inches in Warrensburg means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Warrensburg with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in Warrensburg, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Warrensburg means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Warrensburg with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.