La Fayette, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

La Fayette has an annual average temperature of 49.5°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.17 in) and January the driest (1.62 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,204
Cooling need
609

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of La Fayette'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
34
1900s
17
1910s
41
1920s
32
1930s
85
1940s
27
1950s
24
1960s
16
1970s
7
1980s
17
1990s
19
2000s
20
2010s
20
2020s
7

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 30.0°F 12.9°F 21.5°F 1.62 in 5
February 35.1°F 16.8°F 26.0°F 1.76 in 5
March 48.2°F 27.2°F 37.7°F 2.35 in 8
April 61.4°F 37.8°F 49.6°F 4.22 in 10
May 72.6°F 50.2°F 61.4°F 4.82 in 10
June 81.5°F 59.8°F 70.6°F 5.17 in 10
July 84.1°F 62.9°F 73.5°F 3.63 in 8
August 82.3°F 60.2°F 71.2°F 3.73 in 8
September 76.5°F 51.5°F 64.0°F 3.97 in 7
October 63.8°F 40.3°F 52.1°F 2.84 in 8
November 48.3°F 28.9°F 38.6°F 2.55 in 7
December 35.7°F 18.8°F 27.3°F 2.01 in 6

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