Bureau County, IL Climate

Bureau County, IL has a humid continental climate, where there are hot summers and cold winters. Summers average in the mid-80s with high humidity, while winters can be quite cold with temperatures often dipping into the single digits or below zero. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, mostly falling in moderate amounts as rain throughout the summer months. Snowfall occurs regularly during winter months, though it may be heavier during some years than others. Winters also tend to be windy, with gusts sometimes reaching 40 mph or more.

Bureau County, Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bureau County averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Bureau County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bureau County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bureau County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bureau County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bureau, Illinois	United States
	37.6 in.	38.1 in.
	25.6 in.	27.8 in.
	100.1 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	14.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	705 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 Bureau County with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Bureau County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bureau County are September, June and August.

In Bureau County, there are 16.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bureau County with an average of 14.0°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Bureau County, there are 131.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Bureau County, there are 10.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Bureau County 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.

May is the wettest month in Bureau County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in Bureau County means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Bureau County with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 100.1 rainy days annually in Bureau County, which is less rainy 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.6 inches in Bureau County means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Bureau County with 7.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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