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Monthly climate in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pleasant Plains features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-15 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1175 mm (46.3 inches) and receives 115 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pleasant Plains enjoys an average of 2951 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 22 minutes to 14 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, United States §

The warmest months in Pleasant Plains are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 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 -2 to 2 °C (29 - 36 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pleasant Plains experiences 112 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 92 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pleasant Plains, 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 17°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 2°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Average low -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, United States §

Pleasant Plains usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 12 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pleasant Plains are February, September and December. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pleasant Plains, 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) 67 (2.6) 67 (2.6) 141 (5.5) 133 (5.2) 148 (5.8) 132 (5.2) 114 (4.5) 88 (3.5) 60 (2.4) 105 (4.1) 70 (2.8) 50 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 10 11 11 15 10 10 10 6 10 8 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, United States §

The sunniest months in Pleasant Plains are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pleasant Plains: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pleasant Plains, 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 119 170 205 237 282 333 348 330 290 234 203 194
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 41m 10h 41m 11h 58m 13h 17m 14h 23m 14h 56m 14h 38m 13h 39m 12h 23m 11h 5m 9h 57m 9h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, United States §

Pleasant Plains experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 Pleasant Plains UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pleasant Plains, 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 6 7 9 10 11 11 9 9 6 4 3