Colfax, Illinois Climate
United States
Pop. 1,046 Elev. 227 m / 745 ft
TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·
Colfax sees warm summers peaking at 86°F (30°C) in July, and frigid winters that bottom out around 17°F (-8°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 99°F (37°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 8°F (-13°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 51 days per year (31.8 in / 807 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 30 in (760 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 113 sunny days per year and around 38 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 86°F (30°C) high | 17°F (-9°C) low |
| Feels like | 99°F (37°C) high | 8°F (-14°C) low |
| Rain | 51 days | 31.8 in (807 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 29.9 in (760 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 113 sunny | 38 stormy |
| Wind | 3.0 mph (1.3 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
53
Jan 61
Feb 54
Mar 67
Apr 62
May 56
Jun 66
Jul 50
Aug 34
Sep 44
Oct 51
Nov 72
Dec Humidity (%)
65
Jan 64
Feb 55
Mar 59
Apr 60
May 69
Jun 76
Jul 73
Aug 60
Sep 60
Oct 66
Nov 78
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F 0°C | 17°F -9°C | 0.5 in 12 mm | 7.3 in187 mm | 14 |
| February | 39°F 4°C | 23°F -5°C | 0.3 in 8 mm | 5.7 in145 mm | 7 |
| March | 61°F 16°C | 39°F 4°C | 3.2 in 82 mm | 1.8 in46 mm | 10 |
| April | 65°F 19°C | 45°F 7°C | 3.9 in 99 mm | 0.1 in1 mm | 4 |
| May | 73°F 23°C | 53°F 12°C | 3.5 in 88 mm | — | 8 |
| June | 84°F 29°C | 66°F 19°C | 4.8 in 122 mm | — | 8 |
| July | 86°F 30°C | 71°F 21°C | 5.3 in 135 mm | — | 3 |
| August | 82°F 28°C | 64°F 18°C | 2.6 in 65 mm | — | 11 |
| September | 82°F 28°C | 57°F 14°C | 1.3 in 34 mm | — | 19 |
| October | 70°F 21°C | 50°F 10°C | 3.7 in 94 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 52°F 11°C | 36°F 2°C | 1.5 in 37 mm | 8.1 in206 mm | 10 |
| December | 38°F 3°C | 21°F -6°C | 1.2 in 31 mm | 6.9 in176 mm | 4 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 0 |
| February | 7 | 0 |
| March | 10 | 5 |
| April | 4 | 3 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| June | 8 | 4 |
| July | 3 | 10 |
| August | 11 | 4 |
| September | 19 | 2 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 10 | 2 |
| December | 4 | 1 |