Louisville, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FLORA 5 NW, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Louisville has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 46.4 inches of precipitation per year and 8.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.27 in) and February the driest (2.60 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,329
Cooling need
1,113

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Louisville'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
15
1900s
21
1910s
60
1920s
52
1930s
76
1940s
23
1950s
33
1960s
14
1970s
16
1980s
25
1990s
16
2000s
15

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 40.4°F 23.1°F 31.8°F 3.35 in 3.1 in 8
February 46.2°F 26.3°F 36.3°F 2.60 in 1.7 in 7
March 56.8°F 35.3°F 46.1°F 3.80 in 1.4 in 8
April 69.2°F 44.8°F 57.0°F 4.64 in 10
May 77.1°F 55.3°F 66.2°F 5.27 in 11
June 85.3°F 63.3°F 74.3°F 4.84 in 9
July 87.7°F 66.5°F 77.1°F 3.81 in 8
August 86.4°F 64.5°F 75.5°F 3.41 in 7
September 81.2°F 56.9°F 69.0°F 3.27 in 6
October 70.2°F 46.2°F 58.2°F 4.26 in 7
November 55.5°F 35.9°F 45.7°F 4.12 in 0.4 in 8
December 44.0°F 27.2°F 35.6°F 2.99 in 1.7 in 8

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