Forsyth, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Forsyth has an annual average temperature of 53°F with about 40.4 inches of precipitation per year and 13.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.95 in) and February the driest (2.00 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,202
Cooling need
891

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Forsyth'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
33
1900s
19
1910s
36
1920s
41
1930s
82
1940s
24
1950s
39
1960s
10
1970s
15
1980s
31
1990s
11
2000s
14
2010s
6
2020s
5

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 34.0°F 19.7°F 26.9°F 2.40 in 5.9 in 9
February 39.1°F 23.5°F 31.3°F 2.00 in 2.5 in 8
March 50.8°F 32.8°F 41.8°F 2.64 in 0.9 in 10
April 63.4°F 43.3°F 53.3°F 4.12 in 0.4 in 11
May 73.5°F 53.8°F 63.7°F 4.95 in 13
June 82.2°F 63.1°F 72.6°F 4.73 in 11
July 84.7°F 66.5°F 75.6°F 4.00 in 10
August 83.5°F 64.9°F 74.2°F 3.50 in 7
September 77.7°F 57.0°F 67.3°F 3.08 in 8
October 65.3°F 45.7°F 55.5°F 3.41 in 10
November 50.3°F 34.3°F 42.3°F 3.21 in 0.4 in 9
December 38.6°F 25.0°F 31.8°F 2.40 in 3.5 in 9

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