Freeport, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Freeport has an annual average temperature of 47.7°F with about 38.4 inches of precipitation per year and 34.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.26 in) and January the driest (1.58 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,726
Cooling need
501

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

70 of 366 (19.1%) of Freeport'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
48
1980s
94
1990s
54
2000s
52
2010s
72
2020s
46

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 27.9°F 11.3°F 19.6°F 1.58 in 9.7 in 9
February 32.6°F 14.8°F 23.7°F 1.65 in 8.5 in 8
March 44.9°F 25.8°F 35.4°F 2.15 in 3.8 in 9
April 58.2°F 36.4°F 47.3°F 3.66 in 0.8 in 11
May 69.9°F 48.4°F 59.1°F 4.36 in 13
June 79.3°F 58.6°F 69.0°F 5.26 in 12
July 82.4°F 62.3°F 72.4°F 4.21 in 10
August 80.7°F 59.9°F 70.3°F 4.21 in 10
September 74.3°F 51.0°F 62.6°F 4.11 in 9
October 61.5°F 39.3°F 50.4°F 2.98 in 0.2 in 9
November 46.0°F 28.2°F 37.1°F 2.36 in 2.6 in 8
December 33.3°F 17.9°F 25.6°F 1.83 in 8.9 in 9

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