Carbondale-Marion Metro Area, IL Climate

The climate in Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area is quite temperate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures regularly reaching into the 90s during the warmest months. Winters are cool to cold, with occasional snowfall and extreme cold spells. Spring and autumn bring pleasant temperatures and sunshine, making it a great time of year for outdoor activities. Precipitation occurs throughout the year but is heaviest in the spring months. Overall, Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area has a mild climate that makes it an enjoyable place to live.

Carbondale-Marion Metro Area, Illinois gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carbondale-Marion Metro Area averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Carbondale-Marion Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carbondale-Marion Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Carbondale-Marion metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Carbondale-Marion metro area, 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 the Carbondale-Marion metro area with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In the Carbondale-Marion metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Carbondale-Marion metro area are May, September and June.

In the Carbondale-Marion metro area, there are 33.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Carbondale-Marion metro area with an average of 23.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In the Carbondale-Marion metro area, there are 97.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In the Carbondale-Marion metro area, there are 1.6 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 the Carbondale-Marion metro area 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 the Carbondale-Marion metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Carbondale-Marion metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the Carbondale-Marion metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the Carbondale-Marion metro area with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 100.6 rainy days annually in the Carbondale-Marion metro area, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in the Carbondale-Marion metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in the Carbondale-Marion metro area with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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