Jacksonville Metro Area, IL Climate


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The Jacksonville, IL Metro Area has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures reach into the low 80s, while winter temperatures typically range from the mid-20s to the low 30s. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls from April through September. Snowfall averages around 28 inches per year, with a majority of it occurring in December and January. The area also experiences extreme weather patterns from time to time, including heavy thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes during spring and summer months.

Jacksonville Metro Area, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jacksonville Metro Area averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Jacksonville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jacksonville Metro Area 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Jacksonville metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area are September, May and June.
In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 24.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Jacksonville metro area with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 120.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
In the Jacksonville metro area, there are 4.9 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 the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area.
June is the wettest month in the Jacksonville metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in the Jacksonville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in the Jacksonville metro area with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in the Jacksonville metro area, 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 Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.5 inches in the Jacksonville metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the Jacksonville metro area with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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