Columbia, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Columbia has an annual average temperature of 56.2°F with about 42.8 inches of precipitation per year and 13.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.02 in) and February the driest (2.26 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,401
Cooling need
1,230

Best time to visit Columbia

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Climate change signal

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0 of 366 (0%) of Columbia'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.

1960s
0
1970s
81
1980s
129
1990s
66
2000s
54
2010s
36

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 40.7°F 22.0°F 31.4°F 2.67 in 4.9 in 9
February 46.0°F 25.6°F 35.8°F 2.26 in 3.7 in 8
March 56.1°F 34.7°F 45.4°F 3.55 in 1.2 in 10
April 67.5°F 45.4°F 56.5°F 4.63 in 0.3 in 12
May 76.1°F 56.0°F 66.0°F 4.80 in 12
June 84.8°F 64.9°F 74.8°F 4.30 in 10
July 88.5°F 68.9°F 78.7°F 5.02 in 8
August 87.3°F 66.7°F 77.0°F 3.09 in 8
September 80.3°F 58.6°F 69.5°F 3.35 in 7
October 69.5°F 46.0°F 57.7°F 3.04 in 8
November 56.2°F 35.3°F 45.7°F 3.33 in 0.8 in 8
December 45.1°F 26.6°F 35.8°F 2.75 in 2.9 in 10

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