Dixon, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DIXON 1W, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dixon has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 40.5 inches of precipitation per year and 31.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.59 in) and February the driest (1.81 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,219
Cooling need
618

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

29 of 366 (7.9%) of Dixon'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.

1890s
34
1900s
22
1910s
33
1920s
29
1930s
84
1940s
28
1950s
16
1960s
9
1970s
16
1980s
29
1990s
15
2000s
19
2010s
16
2020s
16

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 29.0°F 13.6°F 21.3°F 1.97 in 13.0 in 8
February 33.6°F 17.3°F 25.5°F 1.81 in 5.7 in 7
March 46.3°F 28.3°F 37.3°F 2.63 in 4.5 in 7
April 59.9°F 38.8°F 49.4°F 3.98 in 0.6 in 10
May 71.0°F 50.7°F 60.9°F 4.82 in 11
June 79.8°F 60.7°F 70.2°F 5.59 in 9
July 82.7°F 64.3°F 73.5°F 4.29 in 8
August 81.4°F 62.4°F 71.9°F 4.19 in 8
September 75.3°F 53.8°F 64.6°F 3.69 in 7
October 62.8°F 42.0°F 52.4°F 2.96 in 7
November 47.6°F 30.5°F 39.0°F 2.43 in 1.8 in 7
December 34.5°F 20.1°F 27.3°F 2.17 in 5.6 in 8

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