Zip 62446 (Mount Erie, IL) Climate

Mount Erie, IL has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from an average high of 83°F in July to an average low of 22°F in January. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year with snowfall occurring mainly during December and January. Summertime humidity often causes warmer temperatures to feel much hotter than they are.

Mount Erie (zip 62446), Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Erie (zip 62446) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Mount Erie (zip 62446). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Erie (zip 62446) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 62446 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 62446 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Erie, Illinois	United States
	44.8 in.	38.1 in.
	12.2 in.	27.8 in.
	107.5 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	87.9°	85.8°
	21.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.1	4.3
	446 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 62446 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In the 62446 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 62446 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 62446 zip code, there are 32.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 62446 zip code with an average of 21.5°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In the 62446 zip code, there are 102.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

In the 62446 zip code, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 62446 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 62446 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 62446 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in the 62446 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 62446 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in the 62446 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.2 inches in the 62446 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 62446 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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