Hampton has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
85°
1175th coolest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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January low
15°
505th coldest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Rain + melted snow
37 in
147th driest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Snow a winter
36 in
232nd snowiest of 2,880 Illinois towns
A normal year
What a year in Hampton feels like
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Winter
34° / 18°
Typical high / low · 11 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
61° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 16
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Summer
83° / 63°
Typical high / low · 18 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
63° / 43°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
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31°
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49°
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73°
51°
82°
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83°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Hampton weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
30-yr range
January
31°
15°
1.5"
10.8"
9
14° – 34°
February
35°
19°
1.7"
8.6"
9
14° – 38°
March
49°
29°
2.5"
4.4"
10
31° – 53°
April
62°
40°
3.7"
1.1"
11
42° – 58°
May
73°
51°
4.7"
0
12
56° – 69°
June
82°
61°
4.8"
0
11
68° – 75°
July
85°
65°
4.1"
0
9
69° – 81°
August
83°
62°
3.9"
0
9
67° – 78°
September
77°
54°
3.4"
0
8
60° – 71°
October
64°
43°
2.8"
0.3"
9
48° – 59°
November
49°
31°
2.3"
2.1"
9
32° – 50°
December
36°
20°
1.9"
8.8"
10
13° – 38°
Year
60°
41°
37.2"
36.1"
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“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Hampton
Hampton gets 37 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 117 days a year.
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37 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 59% of U.S. towns
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36 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 65% of U.S. towns
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117 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.8"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
11"
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Frost & the growing season
About 190 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 190 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 64% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 25
190 frost-free days
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126
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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11
nights below 0° in a normal year
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18
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Hampton
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hampton, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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6,229 heating degree daysMore heating than 61% of U.S. towns
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1,024 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 61% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Hampton
Hampton and its neighbors
Hampton borders 10 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Port Byron has the coldest January nights (14°) and East Moline the hottest July afternoons (85°). Hampton’s January low is 15° and its July high 85°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Hampton averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 54% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.8°now 26°, was 24°
🌷 Spring+1.5°now 50°, was 49°
☀️ Summer+0.5°now 73°, was 72°
🍂 Fall+0.9°now 53°, was 52°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Hampton’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 13° to 38°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
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Questions
Common questions about Hampton’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hampton?
January, with a typical high of 31° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Hampton?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 65°. About 18 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hampton get?
About 36 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Hampton?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 16.
What is the rainiest month in Hampton?
June, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 37 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hampton itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Moline Quad City Intl Airport, IL (8 mi, snow) and Le Claire L&d 14, IA (3 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.