Zip 60470 (Ransom, IL) Climate

Ransom, IL is located in Iroquois County and experiences a humid continental climate with mild and wet summers, cold winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 22°F in January to 73°F in July. Ransom also sees an average of 4 inches of snowfall annually. The area is known for its frequent thunderstorms during the summer months due to its position near Lake Michigan.

Ransom (zip 60470), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ransom (zip 60470) averages 24 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 Ransom (zip 60470). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ransom (zip 60470) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60470 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60470 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 60470 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In the 60470 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 60470 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 60470 zip code, there are 13.0 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 60470 zip code with an average of 14.6°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60470 zip code, there are 133.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.

In the 60470 zip code, there are 9.2 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 60470 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.

May is the wettest month in the 60470 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 60470 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

April is the rainiest month in the 60470 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 106.9 rainy days annually in the 60470 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.2 inches in the 60470 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60470 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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