Wilton Center, IL Climate

Wilton Center, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures reach the low to mid 80s while average winter temperatures range from the low 20s to mid 30s. Rainfall is spread throughout the year with some areas receiving more rain in spring months, and snowfall can be expected from December through March with accumulations ranging from 12-18 inches annually. The area also experiences strong storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hail during certain times of the year.

Climate	Wilton Center, 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.