Keensburg, IL

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Keensburg has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 48.7 inches of precipitation per year and 8.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.83 in) and February the driest (3.09 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,332
Cooling need
1,248

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Keensburg'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
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
29
1950s
27
1970s
19
1980s
72
1990s
101
2000s
102
2010s
16

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 40.2°F 25.0°F 32.6°F 3.58 in 2.3 in 10
February 45.2°F 27.3°F 36.2°F 3.09 in 2.5 in 9
March 54.9°F 35.8°F 45.3°F 4.06 in 1.2 in 10
April 66.9°F 46.4°F 56.6°F 5.08 in 12
May 76.0°F 57.3°F 66.7°F 5.83 in 13
June 84.8°F 65.8°F 75.3°F 4.70 in 10
July 87.4°F 69.0°F 78.2°F 4.47 in 9
August 86.2°F 66.8°F 76.5°F 3.24 in 7
September 81.0°F 58.9°F 69.9°F 3.51 in 7
October 69.3°F 46.8°F 58.0°F 3.79 in 0.1 in 7
November 55.2°F 36.4°F 45.8°F 3.93 in 9
December 43.9°F 28.3°F 36.1°F 3.45 in 2.8 in 11

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