Zip 61470 (Prairie City, IL) Climate

The climate in Prairie City, IL (61470) is generally mild throughout the year with average temperatures ranging between the high 20s and low 40s. Summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-80s. Winters are cold but not extreme, with temperatures typically hovering around freezing or just below. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging roughly 38 inches per year. Snowfall can vary drastically from season to season, although it rarely accumulates more than several inches at a time.

Prairie City (zip 61470), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie City (zip 61470) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Prairie City (zip 61470). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie City (zip 61470) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61470 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 61470 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Prairie City, Illinois	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	22.1 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	195 days	Unlock
	85.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.1	Unlock
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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 61470 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In the 61470 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 61470 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 61470 zip code, there are 13.4 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 61470 zip code with an average of 14.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 61470 zip code, there are 130.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 61470 zip code, there are 7.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 61470 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 61470 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 61470 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in the 61470 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 61470 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 102.2 rainy days annually in the 61470 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.1 inches in the 61470 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 61470 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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