Zip 62815 (Bone Gap, IL) Climate

62815 Bone Gap, IL has a humid continental climate, meaning summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid 80s Fahrenheit and winters are cold with average temperatures in the upper 20s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year, with occasional snowfall during winter months. The highest levels of precipitation usually occur in spring and summer months, while winter tends to be slightly drier.

Bone Gap (zip 62815), Illinois gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bone Gap (zip 62815) averages 11 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 Bone Gap (zip 62815). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bone Gap (zip 62815) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 62815 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.5 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 62815 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bone Gap, Illinois	United States
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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 62815 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In the 62815 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 62815 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 62815 zip code, there are 33.0 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 62815 zip code with an average of 22.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In the 62815 zip code, there are 93.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In the 62815 zip code, 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 the 62815 zip code 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 62815 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 62815 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in the 62815 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 62815 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in the 62815 zip code, which is rainier 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 10.9 inches in the 62815 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in the 62815 zip code with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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