Mattoon, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mattoon has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 41.3 inches of precipitation per year and 14.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.2°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.78 in) and February the driest (2.18 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,079
Cooling need
972

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Mattoon'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
28
1900s
42
1940s
6
1950s
89
1960s
51
1970s
35
1980s
74
1990s
32
2000s
9
2010s
0
2020s
0

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 34.8°F 20.2°F 27.5°F 2.61 in 5.2 in 10
February 39.6°F 23.4°F 31.5°F 2.18 in 3.6 in 8
March 51.3°F 32.9°F 42.1°F 2.81 in 1.9 in 10
April 64.4°F 43.3°F 53.8°F 4.78 in 0.1 in 11
May 74.3°F 54.0°F 64.1°F 4.10 in 13
June 82.8°F 63.8°F 73.3°F 4.71 in 11
July 86.1°F 66.6°F 76.4°F 4.26 in 9
August 84.5°F 65.1°F 74.8°F 2.85 in 8
September 79.2°F 56.6°F 67.9°F 3.11 in 7
October 66.4°F 46.6°F 56.5°F 3.77 in 9
November 51.2°F 34.2°F 42.7°F 3.56 in 0.6 in 10
December 39.7°F 25.4°F 32.5°F 2.55 in 3.1 in 9

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