Brussels, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ST CHARLES CO AP, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Brussels has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 39.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and February the driest (1.89 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,461
Cooling need
1,248

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

140 of 366 (38.3%) of Brussels'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.

1990s
31
2000s
110
2010s
144
2020s
81

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 39.7°F 21.9°F 30.8°F 2.49 in 7
February 45.1°F 25.6°F 35.4°F 1.89 in 7
March 56.4°F 34.4°F 45.4°F 3.08 in 11
April 68.2°F 45.1°F 56.7°F 4.24 in 11
May 77.3°F 55.9°F 66.6°F 4.60 in 13
June 85.9°F 64.9°F 75.4°F 4.55 in 11
July 89.1°F 68.1°F 78.6°F 3.74 in 9
August 87.8°F 66.0°F 76.9°F 3.68 in 9
September 81.2°F 57.1°F 69.1°F 2.97 in 10
October 69.3°F 45.8°F 57.5°F 2.66 in 10
November 55.4°F 34.6°F 45.0°F 3.15 in 8
December 44.1°F 27.0°F 35.5°F 2.35 in 8

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