Polo, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Polo has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 40 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and January the driest (1.94 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,225
Cooling need
585

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

45 of 366 (12.3%) of Polo'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.

1990s
69
2000s
160
2010s
137

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 30.1°F 13.3°F 21.7°F 1.94 in 11
February 34.7°F 16.8°F 25.7°F 1.95 in 9
March 47.8°F 27.5°F 37.6°F 2.79 in 11
April 61.1°F 37.7°F 49.4°F 3.85 in 12
May 73.0°F 49.3°F 61.1°F 4.72 in 14
June 82.0°F 59.0°F 70.5°F 5.07 in 12
July 84.5°F 61.6°F 73.0°F 4.40 in 10
August 82.8°F 59.2°F 71.0°F 3.71 in 10
September 76.8°F 51.2°F 64.0°F 3.59 in 8
October 63.9°F 40.3°F 52.1°F 3.21 in 9
November 48.2°F 29.3°F 38.7°F 2.65 in 10
December 35.1°F 19.2°F 27.2°F 2.14 in 11

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