Bentley, IL

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bentley has an annual average temperature of 52.8°F with about 40.1 inches of precipitation per year and 23.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.28 in) and January the driest (1.67 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,331
Cooling need
930

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

112 of 366 (30.6%) of Bentley'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
43
2000s
142
2010s
107
2020s
74

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 33.9°F 17.7°F 25.8°F 1.67 in 7.6 in 8
February 38.9°F 21.7°F 30.3°F 1.98 in 6.3 in 7
March 50.9°F 31.9°F 41.4°F 2.57 in 2.1 in 9
April 63.4°F 42.1°F 52.8°F 4.11 in 0.4 in 11
May 73.7°F 53.4°F 63.6°F 5.28 in 12
June 83.0°F 63.2°F 73.1°F 4.85 in 10
July 86.3°F 66.5°F 76.4°F 4.29 in 9
August 84.9°F 63.8°F 74.3°F 4.19 in 8
September 78.8°F 55.5°F 67.2°F 3.67 in 7
October 66.0°F 44.1°F 55.1°F 3.16 in 0.1 in 8
November 51.3°F 32.8°F 42.0°F 2.45 in 1.4 in 8
December 39.1°F 23.6°F 31.3°F 1.89 in 5.2 in 8

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