Zip 61036 (Galena, IL) Climate

The climate in 61036 Galena, IL is generally cold and snowy for much of the year. Winters are especially cold with average temperatures usually falling below freezing in December, January, and February. Summers tend to be warm with average highs typically reaching into the mid-80s during July and August. Annual precipitation averages around 30 inches throughout the year, making it a fairly wet region with frequent rain and snowfall during the colder months.

Galena (zip 61036), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Galena (zip 61036) averages 34 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 Galena (zip 61036). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Galena (zip 61036) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61036 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 61036 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Galena, 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 61036 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 61036 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 61036 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 61036 zip code, there are 13.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 61036 zip code with an average of 10.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 61036 zip code, there are 144.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 61036 zip code, there are 17.3 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 61036 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.

June is the wettest month in the 61036 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in the 61036 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 61036 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.2 rainy days annually in the 61036 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.9 inches in the 61036 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 61036 zip code with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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