Rantoul, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rantoul has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 40.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.61 in) and February the driest (2.01 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,469
Cooling need
909

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Rantoul'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
29
1900s
49
1910s
23
1940s
8
1950s
37
1960s
14
1970s
16
1980s
41
1990s
48
2000s
39
2010s
53
2020s
9

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 34.4°F 15.8°F 25.1°F 2.54 in 8
February 39.6°F 19.6°F 29.6°F 2.01 in 7
March 51.4°F 29.3°F 40.4°F 2.58 in 9
April 64.3°F 39.6°F 51.9°F 3.98 in 10
May 75.4°F 51.3°F 63.3°F 4.33 in 11
June 84.9°F 61.7°F 73.3°F 4.61 in 10
July 87.5°F 64.1°F 75.8°F 4.44 in 9
August 85.9°F 61.6°F 73.7°F 3.86 in 8
September 80.7°F 54.3°F 67.5°F 3.28 in 7
October 67.3°F 42.1°F 54.7°F 3.32 in 8
November 52.3°F 31.4°F 41.8°F 3.19 in 9
December 39.8°F 22.1°F 30.9°F 2.21 in 7

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