Lena, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STOCKTON 3 NNE, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lena has an annual average temperature of 47.9°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year and 35.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.72 in) and January the driest (1.17 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Lena
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →62 of 366 (16.9%) of Lena'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.
| 1940s | 32 | |
| 1950s | 53 | |
| 1960s | 35 | |
| 1970s | 17 | |
| 1980s | 57 | |
| 1990s | 34 | |
| 2000s | 44 | |
| 2010s | 58 | |
| 2020s | 36 |
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 | 27.8°F | 12.1°F | 20.0°F | 1.17 in | 10.7 in | 9 |
| February | 32.1°F | 15.8°F | 24.0°F | 1.52 in | 8.1 in | 8 |
| March | 45.1°F | 26.8°F | 35.9°F | 2.20 in | 4.9 in | 10 |
| April | 58.9°F | 37.0°F | 48.0°F | 3.93 in | 1.3 in | 12 |
| May | 70.8°F | 48.9°F | 59.9°F | 4.13 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 79.3°F | 58.7°F | 69.0°F | 5.72 in | — | 12 |
| July | 81.7°F | 61.3°F | 71.5°F | 4.50 in | — | 9 |
| August | 80.0°F | 59.1°F | 69.6°F | 4.16 in | — | 10 |
| September | 74.2°F | 51.2°F | 62.7°F | 4.22 in | — | 9 |
| October | 61.5°F | 40.2°F | 50.8°F | 3.10 in | 0.5 in | 9 |
| November | 45.8°F | 28.9°F | 37.4°F | 2.32 in | 2.1 in | 9 |
| December | 33.0°F | 18.1°F | 25.5°F | 1.69 in | 8.0 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Lena
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