Rochelle, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rochelle has an annual average temperature of 47.9°F with about 36.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.92 in) and February the driest (1.70 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,624
Cooling need
477

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Rochelle'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.

1970s
9
1980s
113
1990s
89
2000s
80
2010s
75

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 28.1°F 12.1°F 20.1°F 1.78 in 9
February 32.1°F 15.5°F 23.8°F 1.70 in 8
March 45.1°F 26.1°F 35.6°F 2.27 in 9
April 58.7°F 36.6°F 47.6°F 3.44 in 11
May 70.0°F 48.1°F 59.0°F 4.69 in 13
June 79.2°F 58.5°F 68.9°F 4.92 in 11
July 82.2°F 61.4°F 71.8°F 3.55 in 9
August 80.7°F 59.8°F 70.2°F 3.92 in 9
September 75.0°F 51.8°F 63.4°F 3.26 in 8
October 62.2°F 39.8°F 51.0°F 2.81 in 9
November 46.6°F 28.8°F 37.7°F 2.30 in 8
December 33.7°F 18.3°F 26.0°F 1.95 in 9

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