Oquawka, IL
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GLADSTONE DAM 18, IL US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Oquawka has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 37.2 inches of precipitation per year and 16.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.02 in) and January the driest (1.39 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Oquawka
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →95 of 366 (26%) of Oquawka'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.
| 1930s | 22 | |
| 1940s | 69 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 2 | |
| 1970s | 1 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 52 | |
| 2000s | 69 | |
| 2010s | 90 | |
| 2020s | 61 |
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 | 32.2°F | 15.9°F | 24.0°F | 1.39 in | 4.9 in | 7 |
| February | 36.6°F | 19.9°F | 28.2°F | 1.69 in | 6.3 in | 7 |
| March | 49.0°F | 30.3°F | 39.7°F | 2.35 in | 1.8 in | 8 |
| April | 62.3°F | 41.8°F | 52.0°F | 3.77 in | 0.3 in | 10 |
| May | 72.7°F | 53.1°F | 62.9°F | 5.02 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.1°F | 63.1°F | 72.6°F | 4.66 in | — | 10 |
| July | 85.5°F | 66.9°F | 76.2°F | 4.03 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.8°F | 64.8°F | 74.3°F | 3.60 in | — | 9 |
| September | 77.5°F | 56.3°F | 66.9°F | 3.62 in | — | 7 |
| October | 64.8°F | 44.5°F | 54.7°F | 2.80 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| November | 49.9°F | 32.5°F | 41.2°F | 2.45 in | 0.3 in | 8 |
| December | 37.4°F | 22.1°F | 29.8°F | 1.81 in | 3.2 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Oquawka
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