South Wilmington, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Wilmington has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 37.7 inches of precipitation per year and 23.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.85 in) and February the driest (1.64 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,204
Cooling need
558

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

110 of 366 (30.1%) of South Wilmington'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.

1990s
105
2000s
96
2010s
93
2020s
72

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 30.7°F 14.0°F 22.3°F 1.96 in 7.9 in 7
February 35.0°F 17.3°F 26.2°F 1.64 in 4.9 in 6
March 47.5°F 26.7°F 37.1°F 2.55 in 3.5 in 8
April 60.8°F 36.9°F 48.8°F 3.54 in 0.6 in 11
May 72.1°F 49.3°F 60.7°F 4.85 in 11
June 81.1°F 59.1°F 70.1°F 4.60 in 9
July 83.5°F 62.1°F 72.8°F 3.90 in 8
August 81.9°F 59.4°F 70.7°F 3.68 in 8
September 77.1°F 51.3°F 64.2°F 3.25 in 7
October 64.1°F 40.2°F 52.1°F 3.19 in 8
November 48.5°F 29.4°F 39.0°F 2.58 in 0.8 in 8
December 36.1°F 19.6°F 27.8°F 1.95 in 5.6 in 8

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