Zip 62917 (Carrier Mills, IL) Climate

The climate in 62917 Carrier Mills, IL is generally considered to be temperate, with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the 40s-50s in the winter months to the 80s-90s in the summer months. Precipitation levels are slightly above average, with most of it falling in spring and summer months. Winters tend to get a little snow, but it is usually not too heavy or long-lasting. Overall, the climate in this area is comfortable and mild for most of the year.

Carrier Mills (zip 62917), Illinois gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carrier Mills (zip 62917) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Carrier Mills (zip 62917). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carrier Mills (zip 62917) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 22
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 62917 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 62917 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Carrier Mills, 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 62917 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In the 62917 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 62917 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 62917 zip code, there are 29.2 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 62917 zip code with an average of 22.3°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In the 62917 zip code, there are 102.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In the 62917 zip code, there are 2.2 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 62917 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 62917 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 62917 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in the 62917 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

April is the rainiest month in the 62917 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in the 62917 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in the 62917 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. February is the snowiest month in the 62917 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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