Wilmington village (Greene County), IL Climate


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Wilmington village, IL has a temperate climate with distinct four seasons. The summers are warm and humid while the winters tend to be cold and snowy. Spring and autumn are moderate and bring a lot of rainfall to this region. The average temperature in the summer months is 80°F but can reach as high as 90°F on hot days. In the winter, temperatures average around 20°F but can drop below zero during extreme cold spells. Despite being located in the northern United States, Wilmington village typically stays relatively dry throughout the year due to its location near Lake Michigan.

Wilmington village (Greene County), Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wilmington village (Greene County) 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 Wilmington village (Greene County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wilmington village (Greene County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wilmington village is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

8.2 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Wilmington village, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Wilmington village with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Wilmington village, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wilmington village are September, May and June.
In Wilmington village, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wilmington village with an average of 17.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Wilmington village, there are 118.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In Wilmington village, there are 4.9 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 Wilmington village 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 Wilmington village.
May is the wettest month in Wilmington village with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Wilmington village means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Wilmington village with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in Wilmington village, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.0 inches in Wilmington village means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Wilmington village with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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