Fulton County, IL Climate

Fulton, IL County has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from a low of 25°F (-4°C) in January to a high of 85°F (29°C) in July. The average rainfall is 39 inches (99 cm) per year, with the most occurring in June and July. The region experiences occasional thunderstorms during summer months which can bring large amounts of rain in short periods of time. Snowfall averages around 11 inches (28cm) annually, mostly occurring between December and March.

Fulton County, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fulton County averages 21 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 Fulton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fulton County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.1 Winter

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

Climate	Fulton, Illinois	United States
	39.7 in.	38.1 in.
	20.7 in.	27.8 in.
	94.7 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	86.0°	85.8°
	15.4°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	599 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 Fulton County with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Fulton County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fulton County are September, May and June.

In Fulton County, there are 18.9 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 Fulton County with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Fulton County, there are 127.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In Fulton County, there are 7.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Fulton County 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 Fulton County are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Fulton County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.7 inches in Fulton County means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Fulton County with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.7 rainy days annually in Fulton County, which is one of the least rainy 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 20.7 inches in Fulton County means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Fulton County with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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