Pearl, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHITE HALL 1 E, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pearl has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 39.6 inches of precipitation per year and 18.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.81 in) and February the driest (2.05 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,223
Cooling need
873

Best time to visit Pearl

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Pearl'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
2
1900s
22
1910s
49
1920s
37
1930s
103
1940s
36
1950s
33
1960s
10
1970s
15
1980s
9
1990s
8
2000s
13
2010s
19
2020s
10

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 35.4°F 18.4°F 26.9°F 2.06 in 6.3 in 8
February 40.5°F 21.9°F 31.2°F 2.05 in 4.7 in 7
March 51.7°F 31.5°F 41.6°F 2.91 in 1.8 in 11
April 64.1°F 41.9°F 53.0°F 4.41 in 0.4 in 12
May 73.9°F 53.2°F 63.5°F 4.81 in 13
June 82.5°F 62.3°F 72.4°F 4.67 in 11
July 85.6°F 65.7°F 75.7°F 3.87 in 9
August 84.4°F 63.6°F 74.0°F 3.35 in 9
September 78.9°F 55.1°F 67.0°F 2.99 in 8
October 66.8°F 43.4°F 55.1°F 3.02 in 10
November 52.3°F 32.6°F 42.5°F 3.11 in 1.3 in 9
December 40.5°F 23.7°F 32.1°F 2.33 in 3.7 in 9

Climate twins of Pearl

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