Zip 60553 (Steward, IL) Climate

60553 Steward, IL has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Average summer temperatures tend to reach into the low 80s while winter temperatures can dip below zero. The area receives an average rainfall of 28 inches per year and the snowfall typically ranges from 30-50 inches per season. Winters are usually wetter than summers, with more precipitation falling in the form of rain rather than snow. The area is prone to extreme weather events such as thunderstorms and blizzards during both summer and winter months.

Steward (zip 60553), Illinois gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Steward (zip 60553) averages 28 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 Steward (zip 60553). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Steward (zip 60553) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 60553 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 60553 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Steward, Illinois	United States
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	82.5°	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 60553 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In the 60553 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 60553 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 60553 zip code, there are 7.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 60553 zip code with an average of 12.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 60553 zip code, there are 143.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.

In the 60553 zip code, there are 13.1 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 60553 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 60553 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in the 60553 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 60553 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in the 60553 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.5 inches in the 60553 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 60553 zip code with 9.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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