Zip 62950 (Jacob, IL) Climate

Jacob, IL has an average annual climate with hot, humid summers and cold, windy winters. The temperature in the summer months ranges from an average high of 85 degrees Fahrenheit in July to an average low of 67 degrees Fahrenheit in June. During the winter months, temperatures can drop as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit with an average high of 38 degrees Fahrenheit in January. On average the area receives around 40 inches of rain per year and 17 inches of snowfall annually.

Jacob (zip 62950), Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jacob (zip 62950) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Jacob (zip 62950). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jacob (zip 62950) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 62950 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.4 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 62950 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jacob, Illinois	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	9.7 in.	27.8 in.
	89.5 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	88.7°	85.8°
	23.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	358 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 62950 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Illinois. In the 62950 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 62950 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 62950 zip code, there are 35.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 62950 zip code with an average of 23.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

In the 62950 zip code, there are 100.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In the 62950 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 62950 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 62950 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 62950 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 62950 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 62950 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 89.5 rainy days annually in the 62950 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.7 inches in the 62950 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 62950 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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