Zip 61052 (Monroe Center, IL) Climate

61052 Monroe Center, IL is located in the Midwestern region of the United States and experiences a humid continental climate. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching 30°C during the day. Winters are cold with temperatures averaging around -2°C at night. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with higher amounts occurring from May to September due to thunderstorms common during this time. Snowfall is also fairly consistent throughout winter months, but totals can vary depending on location within the city.

Monroe Center (zip 61052), Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Monroe Center (zip 61052) averages 32 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 Monroe Center (zip 61052). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monroe Center (zip 61052) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61052 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 61052 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Monroe Center, Illinois	United States
	36.3 in.	38.1 in.
	31.9 in.	27.8 in.
	114.2 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	12.6°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.6	4.3
	810 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 61052 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 61052 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 61052 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 61052 zip code, there are 11.8 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 61052 zip code with an average of 12.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 61052 zip code, there are 138.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 61052 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 61052 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 61052 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.4 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 36.3 inches in the 61052 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 61052 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in the 61052 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 31.9 inches in the 61052 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 61052 zip code with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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