Kappa, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORMAL 4NE, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kappa has an annual average temperature of 51.1°F with about 39.4 inches of precipitation per year and 20.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.81 in) and February the driest (1.99 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,760
Cooling need
738

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

88 of 366 (24%) of Kappa'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.

1970s
11
1980s
102
1990s
45
2000s
58
2010s
97
2020s
53

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 33.4°F 15.6°F 24.5°F 2.43 in 7.5 in 9
February 38.2°F 18.9°F 28.5°F 1.99 in 5.5 in 8
March 49.8°F 27.8°F 38.8°F 2.61 in 2.2 in 10
April 62.8°F 37.9°F 50.3°F 3.72 in 0.5 in 12
May 74.0°F 49.8°F 61.9°F 4.81 in 12
June 83.3°F 59.9°F 71.6°F 4.08 in 11
July 86.0°F 63.0°F 74.5°F 4.12 in 8
August 84.4°F 60.8°F 72.6°F 3.83 in 9
September 78.8°F 53.0°F 65.9°F 3.22 in 8
October 65.6°F 41.8°F 53.7°F 3.48 in 9
November 50.2°F 30.7°F 40.5°F 2.80 in 0.8 in 9
December 38.3°F 21.4°F 29.8°F 2.30 in 3.6 in 9

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