Zip 61356 (Princeton, IL) Climate

The climate in Princeton, IL (61356) is a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the high 80s or even low 90s during the day, while at night they cool off to the mid 60s. Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures ranging from the 20s to below zero on occasion. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year, but most of it comes during spring and summer months. Snowfall totals average around 24 inches per year.

Princeton (zip 61356), Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Princeton (zip 61356) averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Princeton (zip 61356). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Princeton (zip 61356) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61356 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 61356 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 61356 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In the 61356 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 61356 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 61356 zip code, there are 18.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 61356 zip code with an average of 14.1°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 61356 zip code, there are 130.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 61356 zip code, there are 10.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 61356 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.

August is the wettest month in the 61356 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in the 61356 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 61356 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 92.8 rainy days annually in the 61356 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.9 inches in the 61356 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in the 61356 zip code with 7.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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