Florence, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Florence has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 40.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and February the driest (2.14 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,244
Cooling need
903

Best time to visit Florence

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

1 of 366 (0.3%) of Florence'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
17
1900s
83
1990s
29
2000s
163
2010s
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 35.7°F 17.8°F 26.7°F 2.26 in 7
February 41.1°F 21.3°F 31.2°F 2.14 in 7
March 52.5°F 30.5°F 41.5°F 3.06 in 9
April 65.1°F 41.0°F 53.0°F 4.40 in 10
May 74.9°F 52.1°F 63.5°F 4.81 in 11
June 83.6°F 61.8°F 72.7°F 4.99 in 9
July 86.8°F 65.1°F 76.0°F 3.97 in 7
August 86.1°F 62.8°F 74.5°F 3.47 in 7
September 80.1°F 53.8°F 66.9°F 3.03 in 7
October 67.8°F 42.5°F 55.1°F 3.09 in 8
November 52.7°F 31.6°F 42.1°F 2.75 in 6
December 40.9°F 23.3°F 32.1°F 2.43 in 8

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