Joy, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Joy has an annual average temperature of 50°F with about 39.1 inches of precipitation per year and 21.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.37 in) and January the driest (1.67 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,060
Cooling need
666

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Joy'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.

1900s
23
1910s
36
1920s
31
1930s
84
1940s
23
1950s
41
1960s
17
1970s
14
1980s
26
1990s
13
2000s
11
2010s
27
2020s
20

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 31.0°F 13.3°F 22.2°F 1.67 in 6.2 in 6
February 35.6°F 17.0°F 26.3°F 1.85 in 6.2 in 6
March 49.1°F 27.4°F 38.2°F 2.52 in 3.0 in 8
April 62.1°F 37.9°F 50.0°F 4.00 in 0.6 in 10
May 72.7°F 49.7°F 61.2°F 5.06 in 12
June 81.7°F 59.8°F 70.7°F 5.37 in 10
July 84.7°F 63.4°F 74.1°F 3.86 in 8
August 83.1°F 61.5°F 72.3°F 3.89 in 8
September 76.9°F 53.2°F 65.1°F 3.73 in 7
October 64.1°F 41.3°F 52.7°F 2.82 in 0.3 in 8
November 49.3°F 29.5°F 39.4°F 2.32 in 1.4 in 6
December 36.4°F 19.6°F 28.0°F 2.01 in 4.1 in 6

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