Potomac, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Potomac has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 40.9 inches of precipitation per year and 20.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.89 in) and February the driest (1.96 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
5,388
Cooling need
801

Best time to visit Potomac

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

20 of 366 (5.5%) of Potomac'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
14
1910s
52
1920s
39
1930s
107
1940s
20
1950s
40
1960s
5
1970s
13
1980s
18
1990s
11
2000s
15
2010s
18
2020s
14

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 33.5°F 18.3°F 25.9°F 2.12 in 6.5 in 9
February 38.3°F 21.7°F 30.0°F 1.96 in 5.2 in 8
March 50.4°F 30.9°F 40.7°F 2.82 in 2.2 in 9
April 63.9°F 41.3°F 52.6°F 3.95 in 0.4 in 11
May 74.3°F 52.5°F 63.4°F 4.78 in 11
June 82.7°F 61.7°F 72.2°F 4.89 in 10
July 84.8°F 64.5°F 74.7°F 4.59 in 9
August 83.4°F 62.5°F 72.9°F 3.96 in 8
September 78.6°F 55.2°F 66.9°F 3.36 in 8
October 65.6°F 44.4°F 55.0°F 3.43 in 0.1 in 9
November 50.4°F 33.2°F 41.8°F 2.91 in 0.6 in 9
December 38.1°F 23.9°F 31.0°F 2.12 in 5.3 in 8

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