Joy, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALEDO, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Joy
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Joy
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