Wayne County, IL Climate

Wayne, IL County has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be warm and humid with daytime temperatures often reaching into the 80s and 90s. Winters are cold, with average temperatures in the mid-20s during the day. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, but is especially frequent during spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common during winter months with an average of around 25 inches each season. Overall temperate throughout Wayne County is generally mild and comfortable all year round.

Wayne County, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wayne County averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Wayne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wayne County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Wayne 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 Wayne County with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Wayne County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne County are May, September and June.

In Wayne County, there are 32.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wayne County with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Wayne County, there are 102.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In Wayne County, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Wayne 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 Wayne County.

May is the wettest month in Wayne County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in Wayne County means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Wayne County with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 106.7 rainy days annually in Wayne County, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.1 inches in Wayne County means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in Wayne County with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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