Pontiac, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pontiac has an annual average temperature of 51.8°F with about 37 inches of precipitation per year and 25.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.43 in) and February the driest (1.76 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,583
Cooling need
816

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Pontiac'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.

1900s
21
1910s
61
1920s
42
1930s
91
1940s
13
1950s
17
1960s
17
1970s
15
1980s
32
1990s
15
2000s
20
2010s
22

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 32.4°F 17.2°F 24.8°F 1.99 in 6.7 in 9
February 37.0°F 20.5°F 28.8°F 1.76 in 8.0 in 8
March 49.3°F 30.0°F 39.6°F 2.62 in 3.4 in 10
April 62.8°F 40.6°F 51.7°F 3.49 in 0.6 in 11
May 73.6°F 52.1°F 62.8°F 4.43 in 12
June 82.0°F 62.1°F 72.0°F 3.90 in 10
July 84.3°F 65.7°F 75.0°F 3.71 in 9
August 83.0°F 63.6°F 73.3°F 3.73 in 9
September 78.1°F 55.7°F 66.9°F 3.39 in 8
October 65.3°F 43.8°F 54.6°F 3.24 in 8
November 50.2°F 32.5°F 41.3°F 2.56 in 0.7 in 9
December 37.8°F 22.7°F 30.3°F 2.13 in 5.7 in 9

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