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Monthly climate in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kirkwood features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1133 mm (44.6 inches) and receives 115 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kirkwood enjoys an average of 2965 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 17 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States §

The warmest months in Kirkwood are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (26 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kirkwood experiences 105 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 104 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average high 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Average low -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Mean minimum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)
Minimum -30°C
(-22°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States §

Kirkwood usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 12 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kirkwood are January, November and December. On average, 52 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58 (2.3) 62 (2.5) 110 (4.3) 102 (4.0) 170 (6.7) 141 (5.6) 96 (3.8) 80 (3.1) 96 (3.8) 119 (4.7) 51 (2.0) 48 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 10 11 11 15 10 10 8 8 11 8 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States §

The sunniest months in Kirkwood are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kirkwood: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 124 182 218 239 274 332 351 334 281 222 202 201
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 37m 10h 39m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 28m 15h 1m 14h 43m 13h 42m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 53m 9h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Kirkwood, Illinois, United States §

Kirkwood experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kirkwood UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kirkwood, Illinois, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 8 9 11 10 9 8 6 4 2