Livingston County, IL Climate


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Livingston, IL county has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s, while winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures sometimes dropping into single digits. Spring and fall are usually mild, with temperatures ranging from the 30s to the 70s. Rainfall is spread pretty evenly throughout the year, though it tends to be heavier in spring and summer. Snowfall typically occurs from late November through early April, though it can show up as early as October or as late as May.

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

Livingston County averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Livingston County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Livingston County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Livingston County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Livingston County with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Livingston County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Livingston County are September, June and May.
In Livingston County, there are 17.9 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 Livingston County with an average of 15.4°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Livingston County, there are 128.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Livingston County, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Livingston 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.
July is the wettest month in Livingston County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Livingston County means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Livingston County with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 104.8 rainy days annually in Livingston County, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.0 inches in Livingston County means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Livingston County with 6.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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