Zip 61062 (Pearl City, IL) Climate


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United States / Illinois / Freeport Metro Area / Stephenson County / No City / Pearl City (zip 61062)
Pearl City, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 37 inches of precipitation per year, with the majority falling between April and September. Winters tend to be dry and sunny, while the summer months are often humid and wet due to frequent thunderstorms. Temperatures during the year range from an average low of 19°F in the wintertime to a high of 83°F during the summer months.

Pearl City (zip 61062), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pearl City (zip 61062) averages 31 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 Pearl City (zip 61062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pearl City (zip 61062) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61062 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 61062 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePearl City, IllinoisUnited States
  36.6 in.38.1 in.
  31.2 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  11.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  885 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 61062 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 61062 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 61062 zip code are June, September and August.
In the 61062 zip code, there are 11.1 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 61062 zip code with an average of 11.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In the 61062 zip code, there are 142.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In the 61062 zip code, there are 14.2 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 61062 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 61062 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.6 inches in the 61062 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in the 61062 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in the 61062 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in the 61062 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 61062 zip code with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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