Quincy, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from QUINCY DAM 21, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Quincy has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and January the driest (1.66 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,109
Cooling need
1,041

Best time to visit Quincy

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

70 of 366 (19.1%) of Quincy'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.

1930s
32
1940s
40
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
15
1980s
50
1990s
41
2000s
72
2010s
76
2020s
40

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 35.1°F 18.9°F 27.0°F 1.66 in 7
February 40.4°F 22.7°F 31.6°F 1.91 in 7
March 51.8°F 32.0°F 41.9°F 2.48 in 9
April 64.4°F 42.9°F 53.6°F 4.22 in 11
May 74.1°F 54.2°F 64.1°F 4.80 in 11
June 83.4°F 63.9°F 73.6°F 4.12 in 9
July 87.2°F 67.6°F 77.4°F 3.64 in 8
August 85.6°F 65.7°F 75.7°F 3.33 in 7
September 78.9°F 57.1°F 68.0°F 3.37 in 6
October 66.6°F 45.4°F 56.0°F 2.65 in 8
November 52.5°F 33.8°F 43.2°F 2.57 in 7
December 40.2°F 24.5°F 32.3°F 1.73 in 7

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