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United StatesIllinoisLogan CountyClimate Station LINCOLN, IL US Distance 2.1 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Logan County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

85.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 17.8°F.

Logan County gets 39.83" of precipitation a year and 19.3" of snow, and 34% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 34.5° 17.8° 2.17" 5.7"
February 39.5° 21.6° 1.92" 6.2"
March 51.7° 31.1° 2.70" 1.8"
April 64.4° 40.8° 4.24" 0.0"
May 74.8° 52.4° 4.37" 0.0"
June 83.3° 61.3° 4.16" 0.0"
July 85.5° 63.8° 4.91" 0.0"
August 84.0° 61.3° 3.47" 0.0"
September 79.2° 53.4° 3.30" 0.0"
October 66.3° 41.8° 3.42" 0.1"
November 51.4° 32.0° 2.88" 0.6"
December 39.2° 23.1° 2.29" 4.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 34% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 2.17"
February 1.92"
March 2.70"
April 4.24"
May 4.37"
June 4.16"
July 4.91"
August 3.47"
September 3.30"
October 3.42"
November 2.88"
December 2.29"
Annual total 39.83"

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.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,014
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,624
Approximate annual cooling cost At 23.85¢/kWh, Illinois average $242
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $469

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 Logan County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Logan County?

Logan County averages a high of 85.5°F in July and a low of 17.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 39.83 inches, including 19.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Logan County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 34% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Logan County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 85.5°F. That drives 1,014 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Logan County?

Yes. Logan County averages 19.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LINCOLN, IL US (USC00115079), 2.1 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.