Altona, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALTONA, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Altona has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 39.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and January the driest (1.82 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,291
Cooling need
537

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

212 of 366 (57.9%) of Altona's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
53
2010s
206
2020s
107

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 29.9°F 13.0°F 21.4°F 1.82 in
February 35.3°F 15.8°F 25.5°F 2.07 in
March 48.1°F 26.5°F 37.3°F 2.58 in
April 61.5°F 36.9°F 49.2°F 4.00 in
May 72.0°F 49.2°F 60.6°F 5.21 in
June 80.5°F 58.9°F 69.7°F 4.72 in
July 83.4°F 61.8°F 72.6°F 3.98 in
August 81.9°F 59.3°F 70.6°F 3.76 in
September 76.3°F 51.6°F 64.0°F 3.81 in
October 63.9°F 39.8°F 51.9°F 2.77 in
November 48.5°F 28.1°F 38.3°F 2.56 in
December 35.4°F 18.7°F 27.1°F 2.10 in

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