Paxton, Illinois Climate
United States
Pop. 4,357 Elev. 245 m / 804 ft
TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·
Dry and warm, Paxton sees July highs of 87°F (31°C) and cold January lows of 16°F (-9°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 99°F (37°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 7°F (-14°C). Expect around 46 rainy days annually (28.3 in / 718 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 30 in (773 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 119 sunny days per year and around 27 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 87°F (30°C) high | 16°F (-9°C) low |
| Feels like | 99°F (37°C) high | 7°F (-14°C) low |
| Rain | 46 days | 28.3 in (718 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 30.4 in (773 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 119 sunny | 27 stormy |
| Wind | 3.0 mph (1.3 m/s) avg |
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Best months to visit: Mar, Aug, Sep, Oct
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
54
Jan 62
Feb 55
Mar 67
Apr 63
May 58
Jun 64
Jul 49
Aug 34
Sep 45
Oct 51
Nov 73
Dec Humidity (%)
66
Jan 64
Feb 55
Mar 59
Apr 61
May 68
Jun 74
Jul 70
Aug 56
Sep 58
Oct 65
Nov 77
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Hospital 14 mi Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services
Hiking trail 9 mi Dark Sky Trail
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F 0°C | 16°F -9°C | 0.5 in 13 mm | 7.9 in200 mm | 13 |
| February | 39°F 4°C | 23°F -5°C | 0.3 in 9 mm | 5.9 in150 mm | 6 |
| March | 61°F 16°C | 39°F 4°C | 2.9 in 75 mm | 1.3 in33 mm | 11 |
| April | 65°F 18°C | 45°F 7°C | 3.9 in 100 mm | 0.1 in2 mm | 4 |
| May | 73°F 23°C | 53°F 12°C | 3.9 in 100 mm | — | 8 |
| June | 84°F 29°C | 66°F 19°C | 4.2 in 106 mm | — | 9 |
| July | 87°F 30°C | 71°F 22°C | 4.6 in 117 mm | — | 7 |
| August | 83°F 28°C | 64°F 18°C | 1.7 in 43 mm | — | 12 |
| September | 83°F 28°C | 57°F 14°C | 0.6 in 16 mm | — | 19 |
| October | 71°F 22°C | 50°F 10°C | 3.0 in 76 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 53°F 11°C | 36°F 2°C | 1.4 in 36 mm | 8.6 in219 mm | 11 |
| December | 38°F 3°C | 22°F -6°C | 1.1 in 27 mm | 6.7 in170 mm | 4 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 0 |
| February | 6 | 0 |
| March | 11 | 5 |
| April | 4 | 3 |
| May | 8 | 3 |
| June | 9 | 4 |
| July | 7 | 6 |
| August | 12 | 2 |
| September | 19 | 0 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 11 | 1 |
| December | 4 | 1 |