Yates City, IL Climate


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Yates City, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months are usually in the mid-70s Fahrenheit while average lows in the winter months can drop into the teens. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches annually. Snowfall is also common during the winter season, with an average of 4-5 inches per month between December and March.

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

Yates City averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Yates City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yates City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Yates City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateYates City, IllinoisUnited States
  38.6 in.38.1 in.
  20.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.0 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  84.6°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  669 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 Yates City with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Yates City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Yates City are September, June and May.
In Yates City, there are 12.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Yates City with an average of 14.2°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Yates City, there are 131.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Yates City, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Yates City but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Yates City are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Yates City with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in Yates City means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Yates City with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Yates City, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.8 inches in Yates City means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Yates City with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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