Ogle County, IL Climate


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Ogle, IL County has a humid continental climate, which is moderated by the Great Lakes. This causes hot and humid summers with temperatures typically reaching into the mid-80s in July and August. Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with average temperatures in December being around 23 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest recorded temperature in Ogle County was 105 degrees Fahrenheit, and the lowest was -26 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall averages around 36 inches annually with some variations depending on location within the county. Snowfall varies but generally averages between 40–50 inches each year.

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

Ogle County averages 31 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 Ogle County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ogle County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Ogle 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 Ogle County with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Ogle County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ogle County are June, September and August.
In Ogle County, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ogle County with an average of 12.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Ogle County, there are 140.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Ogle County, there are 13.6 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 Ogle 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.
June is the wettest month in Ogle County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in Ogle County means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Ogle County with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Ogle County, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in Ogle County means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Ogle County with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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