Zip 60111 (Clare, IL) Climate

Clare, IL 60111 has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit while the average temperatures in winter range from 23 to 39 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 36 inches of precipitation annually, spread throughout all four seasons with snowfall usually occurring from mid-December through mid-March. On average, there are 212 sunny days per year with June being the sunniest month and December being the least sunny month.

Clare (zip 60111), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clare (zip 60111) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Clare (zip 60111). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clare (zip 60111) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60111 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60111 zip code, 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 60111 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In the 60111 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 60111 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 60111 zip code, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60111 zip code with an average of 12.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 60111 zip code, there are 142.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 60111 zip code, there are 13.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 60111 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 60111 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 60111 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60111 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 115.0 rainy days annually in the 60111 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.4 inches in the 60111 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60111 zip code with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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