Pope County, IL Climate

Pope County in Illinois experiences a humid continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature during the winter months averages around 28°F, while the summer months often reach temperatures near 90°F. Average annual precipitation for Pope County is 45 inches, mostly in the form of rain. This area can experience heavy snow falls during the winter months. Severe thunderstorms occur occasionally throughout the year. Humidity levels are generally higher during the warmer months but remain fairly steady year round.

Pope County, Illinois gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pope County averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Pope County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pope County 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pope County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.5 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pope 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 Pope County with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In Pope County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pope County are May, September and October.

In Pope County, there are 36.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pope County with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In Pope County, there are 90.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In Pope County, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Pope County during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Pope County.

May is the wettest month in Pope County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in Pope County means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Pope County with 10.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Pope County, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.7 inches in Pope County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Pope County with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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