De Soto, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARBONDALE SOUTHERN IL AP, IL US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

De Soto has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 44 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.34 in) and February the driest (2.61 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,233
Cooling need
1,152

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

117 of 366 (32%) of De Soto'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
29
2000s
122
2010s
139
2020s
76

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 41.7°F 24.8°F 33.2°F 2.79 in 8
February 47.2°F 27.8°F 37.5°F 2.61 in 9
March 57.1°F 35.9°F 46.5°F 4.14 in 11
April 68.1°F 45.2°F 56.7°F 5.34 in 11
May 77.0°F 55.4°F 66.2°F 4.98 in 14
June 85.7°F 64.2°F 74.9°F 4.11 in 11
July 88.4°F 67.5°F 78.0°F 3.61 in 12
August 87.2°F 64.8°F 76.0°F 3.05 in 12
September 80.8°F 55.7°F 68.3°F 2.85 in 11
October 70.1°F 44.7°F 57.4°F 3.54 in 10
November 56.2°F 35.0°F 45.6°F 3.87 in 10
December 45.7°F 28.2°F 37.0°F 3.12 in 10

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