Paw Paw, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PAW PAW 2S, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Paw Paw has an annual average temperature of 47.8°F with about 36.7 inches of precipitation per year and 30.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.83 in) and January the driest (1.60 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,654
Cooling need
468

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of Paw Paw'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
4
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
67
1970s
42
1980s
52
1990s
44
2000s
61
2010s
53
2020s
43

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 27.9°F 11.8°F 19.9°F 1.60 in 9.6 in 8
February 32.2°F 15.6°F 23.9°F 1.73 in 6.7 in 7
March 44.9°F 25.9°F 35.4°F 2.19 in 3.6 in 9
April 59.0°F 36.4°F 47.7°F 3.20 in 0.9 in 11
May 70.3°F 48.2°F 59.3°F 4.83 in 12
June 79.6°F 58.3°F 68.9°F 4.62 in 11
July 81.9°F 61.7°F 71.8°F 3.90 in 9
August 80.3°F 59.5°F 69.9°F 3.74 in 9
September 74.9°F 51.5°F 63.2°F 3.58 in 8
October 62.5°F 39.7°F 51.1°F 2.99 in 0.1 in 9
November 46.4°F 28.1°F 37.2°F 2.44 in 1.7 in 8
December 33.3°F 17.7°F 25.5°F 1.93 in 7.5 in 9

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