30-year climate normals
Lee County Climate and Weather Averages
Hottest month — July
83.9°average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.5°F.
Lee County gets 37.24" of precipitation a year and 37.1" of snow, and 36% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.
Temperature through the year
Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1° | 14.5° | 1.60" | 10.9" |
| February | 33.4° | 17.8° | 1.63" | 8.5" |
| March | 46.5° | 28.1° | 2.40" | 4.9" |
| April | 59.7° | 38.5° | 3.75" | 0.9" |
| May | 71.2° | 49.5° | 4.18" | 0.0" |
| June | 80.7° | 59.6° | 5.23" | 0.0" |
| July | 83.9° | 63.6° | 3.81" | 0.0" |
| August | 82.0° | 61.8° | 4.19" | 0.0" |
| September | 75.3° | 53.5° | 3.62" | 0.0" |
| October | 62.3° | 41.8° | 2.63" | 0.2" |
| November | 47.1° | 30.5° | 2.27" | 2.3" |
| December | 34.3° | 20.2° | 1.93" | 9.4" |
Rainfall by month
Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 36% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).
What this climate costs you
Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.
These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Lee County, where electricity is one line of eight.
Common questions
What is the weather like in Lee County?
Lee County averages a high of 83.9°F in July and a low of 14.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 37.24 inches, including 37.1 inches of snow.
When is the rainy season in Lee County?
The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 36% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.
How hot does it get in Lee County?
The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.9°F. That drives 839 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.
Does it snow in Lee County?
Yes. Lee County averages 37.1 inches of snow a year.
Sources
- Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ROCKFORD GTR ROCKFORD AP, IL US (USW00094822), 32.5 miles from the county centroid.
- Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
- Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Illinois residential average.
- Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.