Zip 60931 (Donovan, IL) Climate

The climate in 60931 Donovan, IL is one of extremes with cold winters and hot summers. In the winter, temperatures tend to dip into the single digits during the day and can reach below zero at night. During the summer, temperatures can reach over 90°F and high humidity levels can often make it feel much hotter than that. Precipitation is also variable with both rain and snow falling throughout the year.

Donovan (zip 60931), Illinois gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Donovan (zip 60931) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Donovan (zip 60931). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Donovan (zip 60931) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60931 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60931 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Donovan, Illinois	United States
	38.8 in.	38.1 in.
	21.4 in.	27.8 in.
	107.6 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	84.8°	85.8°
	15.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	682 ft.	2443 ft.

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 60931 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60931 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 60931 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 60931 zip code, there are 17.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60931 zip code with an average of 15.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60931 zip code, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60931 zip code, there are 9.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 60931 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.

July is the wettest month in the 60931 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in the 60931 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60931 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in the 60931 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.4 inches in the 60931 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60931 zip code with 7.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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