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United States / Illinois / Freeport Metro Area / Stephenson County / Winslow / Zip Codes
Winslow, IL has a humid continental climate that is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature during the summer months range from the high 80s to low 90s, while in the winter temperatures average around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation amounts throughout the year are relatively evenly spread out with an average amount of 38 inches per year. Snowfall is moderate with an average of 20 inches throughout the winter months.

Winslow, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winslow averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Winslow. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winslow gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winslow is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Winslow, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWinslow, IllinoisUnited States
  37.3 in.38.1 in.
  35.1 in.27.8 in.
  113.0 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  10.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  774 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 Winslow with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Winslow, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winslow are June, August and September.
In Winslow, there are 10.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winslow with an average of 10.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Winslow, there are 148.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Winslow, there are 17.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Winslow but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Winslow with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.3 inches in Winslow means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Winslow with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in Winslow, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.1 inches in Winslow means that it is one of the snowiest places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Winslow with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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