West Liberty, IL Climate

West Liberty, IL has a humid continental climate with cool to cold winters and warm to hot summers. The temperature in the area usually ranges from an average high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30°C) in July to an average low of 20 degrees Fahrenheit (-7°C) in January. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with annual precipitation ranging between 30 and 40 inches (76-102 cm). The area is also prone to occasional thunderstorms and severe weather during summer months.

Climate	West Liberty, Illinois	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.