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Joy, IL is known for its mild climate that is ideal for outdoor activities and comfort year-round. During the summer months, temperatures average in the mid-70s with an occasional heat wave reaching into the high 80s. Spring and fall have temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to low 70s while winter months usually stay within the 30s as snowfall averages around 6 inches. This mild weather makes Joy, IL a great place to visit or live in year-round.

Joy, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Joy averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Joy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Joy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 Joy is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Joy, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Joy with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Joy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Joy are September, June and May.
In Joy, there are 16.6 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 Joy with an average of 14.3°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Joy, there are 128.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Joy, there are 10.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Joy 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 Joy are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Joy with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Joy means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Joy with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 92.1 rainy days annually in Joy, which is one of the least rainy places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.7 inches in Joy means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Joy with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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