61728 Colfax, IL has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 82°F while the average low temperature in the winter is around 16°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging 36 inches per year, and snowfall averages 24 inches per year. The area experiences four distinct seasons, giving it plenty of variation in weather patterns throughout the year.
Colfax (zip 61728), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Colfax (zip 61728) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Colfax (zip 61728). The US average is 205 sunny days.
Colfax (zip 61728) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year