Godfrey, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALTON - MELVIN PRICE L&D, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Godfrey has an annual average temperature of 55.7°F with about 41.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.46 in) and February the driest (2.52 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,557
Cooling need
1,203

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Godfrey'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
0
1920s
0
1940s
107
1950s
78
1960s
25
1970s
22
1980s
31
1990s
14
2000s
37
2010s
26
2020s
26

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 39.0°F 21.7°F 30.3°F 2.53 in 7
February 43.7°F 25.2°F 34.5°F 2.52 in 8
March 53.5°F 34.7°F 44.1°F 3.46 in 10
April 66.1°F 45.2°F 55.6°F 4.92 in 10
May 75.0°F 56.1°F 65.6°F 5.46 in 11
June 83.7°F 65.6°F 74.6°F 3.40 in 8
July 87.3°F 69.3°F 78.3°F 3.95 in 7
August 86.0°F 67.3°F 76.6°F 3.30 in 7
September 80.1°F 59.8°F 70.0°F 3.38 in 7
October 67.9°F 48.0°F 57.9°F 2.93 in 8
November 54.3°F 36.5°F 45.4°F 3.43 in 8
December 43.5°F 27.1°F 35.3°F 2.59 in 8

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