Godfrey, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALTON - MELVIN PRICE L&D, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Godfrey
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