Athens, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ATHENS 4SW, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Athens has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 38.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.52 in) and February the driest (1.98 in).
Best time to visit Athens
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Athens'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 | 347 | |
| 2010s | 19 | |
| 2020s | 0 |
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 | 34.5°F | 17.5°F | 26.0°F | 2.20 in | — | 8 |
| February | 40.0°F | 21.2°F | 30.6°F | 1.98 in | — | 9 |
| March | 51.5°F | 30.3°F | 40.9°F | 2.67 in | — | 11 |
| April | 64.0°F | 39.8°F | 51.9°F | 3.93 in | — | 11 |
| May | 73.7°F | 51.3°F | 62.5°F | 4.52 in | — | 13 |
| June | 81.4°F | 61.1°F | 71.2°F | 4.20 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.9°F | 64.0°F | 74.5°F | 3.71 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.3°F | 61.7°F | 72.5°F | 3.27 in | — | 9 |
| September | 78.1°F | 54.0°F | 66.0°F | 3.15 in | — | 7 |
| October | 65.6°F | 42.6°F | 54.1°F | 3.40 in | — | 10 |
| November | 52.8°F | 32.5°F | 42.7°F | 3.05 in | — | 8 |
| December | 40.0°F | 23.1°F | 31.5°F | 2.33 in | — | 10 |
Climate twins of Athens
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