Zip 62682 (San Jose, IL) Climate

62682 San Jose, IL has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, with slightly drier conditions occurring during summer months and heavier rains common in late autumn and winter. Wind speeds are generally low, but can be higher during the spring and early fall. Temperatures vary widely from season to season with average lows around 15°F (-9°C) in January and highs up to 85°F (29°C) in July.

San Jose (zip 62682), Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

San Jose (zip 62682) averages 16 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 San Jose (zip 62682). The US average is 205 sunny days.

San Jose (zip 62682) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 17
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 62682 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.5 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 62682 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	San Jose, Illinois	United States
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	85.0°	85.8°
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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 62682 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In the 62682 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 62682 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 62682 zip code, there are 17.9 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 62682 zip code with an average of 17.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 62682 zip code, there are 120.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 62682 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 62682 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 62682 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 62682 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 62682 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 62682 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in the 62682 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 Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.4 inches in the 62682 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 62682 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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