Illinois · county areal climate 1951–2025

Jefferson County, IL

A 56.0°F / 45.2" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2.7°F (55.4°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 73% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.0°F
annual mean · 45.2" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.8°F
56.8°F · 36.4" (80% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.6°F
2024 · coldest 52.5°F (1979)

Wettest Year

63.8in
2011 · driest 27.0" (1953)

Hottest Day

105.7°F
Jun 29 · 2012

Coldest Day

-20.3°F
Jan 17 · 1977

Biggest Rain Day

4.99in
Apr 29 · 1996

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

32°
J
36°
F
46°
M
56°
A
66°
M
74°
J
77°
J
76°
A
69°
S
58°
O
46°
N
36°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

Nearby

← All Illinois countiesU.S. overview
Hottest Since · Browse all states · See where it's coldest → coldestsince.com
part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-12 17:59Z
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved