climigo

Illinois

When to go?

The best months are June, August–September. Avoid December–February (freezing), July (hot).

Climate zones

TennesseeKentuckyMissouriIndianaIowaWisconsinChicagoChicagoChicagoSpringfieldSpringfieldSpringfieldPeoriaPeoriaPeoriaArlington HeightsArlington HeightsArlington HeightsCahokiaCahokiaCahokia

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 2°−7° snow likely
February 5°−5° snow likely
March 11°0°
April 18°6°
May 24°12°
June 29°17°
July 30°19°
August 30°18°
September 27°14°
October 19°7°
November 12°1°
December 5°−4° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−7.1 · 1.9 °CJanuary: −7.1 · 1.9 °C−5.4 · 4.6 °CFebruary: −5.4 · 4.6 °C0.1 · 11.4 °CMarch: 0.1 · 11.4 °C5.9 · 18.1 °CApril: 5.9 · 18.1 °C11.9 · 23.8 °CMay: 11.9 · 23.8 °C17.1 · 28.7 °CJune: 17.1 · 28.7 °C18.9 · 30.3 °CJuly: 18.9 · 30.3 °C17.7 · 29.5 °CAugust: 17.7 · 29.5 °C13.6 · 26.5 °CSeptember: 13.6 · 26.5 °C7.3 · 19.4 °COctober: 7.3 · 19.4 °C0.9 · 11.5 °CNovember: 0.9 · 11.5 °C−4.3 · 4.7 °CDecember: −4.3 · 4.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −7.1 – 1.9 °C
Feb −5.4 – 4.6 °C
Mar 0.1 – 11.4 °C
Apr 5.9 – 18.1 °C
May 11.9 – 23.8 °C
Jun 17.1 – 28.7 °C
Jul 18.9 – 30.3 °C
Aug 17.7 – 29.5 °C
Sep 13.6 – 26.5 °C
Oct 7.3 – 19.4 °C
Nov 0.9 – 11.5 °C
Dec −4.3 – 4.7 °C

How much it rains

January 60 mm7 d
February 58 mm7 d
March 81 mm9 d
April 108 mm10 d
May 124 mm11 d
June 119 mm8 d
July 107 mm7 d
August 92 mm7 d
September 82 mm6 d
October 83 mm7 d
November 69 mm7 d
December 64 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec60 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 60 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day58 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 58 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day81 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 81 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 108 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day124 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 124 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a day119 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a dayJune: 119 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a day107 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a dayJuly: 107 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day92 mm · 7 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 92 mm · 7 rain days · 13 mm a day82 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a daySeptember: 82 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a day83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day69 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 69 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day64 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 64 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 60 mm7 d
Feb 58 mm7 d
Mar 81 mm9 d
Apr 108 mm10 d
May 124 mm11 d
Jun 119 mm8 d
Jul 107 mm7 d
Aug 92 mm7 d
Sep 82 mm6 d
Oct 83 mm7 d
Nov 69 mm7 d
Dec 64 mm8 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 39
February 10 h 43
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 15
May 14 h 22
June 14 h 59
July 14 h 44
August 13 h 46
September 12 h 29
October 11 h 11
November 10 h 00
December 9 h 22

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 4 cm
February 4 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4 cmJanuary: 4 cm4 cmFebruary: 4 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm2 cmDecember: 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 4 cm
Feb 4 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 2 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities