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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Best months to visit: Mar, Aug, Sep

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

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Commercial airport 17 mi Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI)
Ski resort 88 mi
National park 94 mi Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall
Mountain peak (5,528 ft) 436 mi Thunderhead Mountain
Hospital 14 mi Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services
Hiking trail 27 mi 5-mile Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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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

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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