Climate · Tamaroa

Tamaroa, IL climate

Tamaroa has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
366th hottest of 2,886 Illinois towns
January low
23°
266th mildest of 2,886 Illinois towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
283rd wettest of 2,886 Illinois towns
Snow a winter
9 in
151st least snowy of 2,880 Illinois towns
A normal year

What a year in Tamaroa feels like

Winter

43° / 26°
Typical high / low · 3 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

66° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 6

Summer

86° / 65°
Typical high / low · 38 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

68° / 46°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 22
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Tamaroa weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January40°23°3.0" 2.6"96 26° – 42°
February45°27°2.7" 2.2"84 25° – 45°
March56°35°4.1" 0.8"111 39° – 59°
April67°45°5.1" 0.1"110 49° – 61°
May76°55°5.2" 0120 61° – 73°
June85°64°4.6" 080 69° – 78°
July88°67°3.9" 080 72° – 84°
August87°65°3.2" 080 71° – 82°
September80°57°3.2" 060 65° – 75°
October69°46°3.5" 0.1"80 52° – 62°
November55°36°4.0" 0.4"90 38° – 51°
December44°27°3.1" 2.4"94 22° – 46°
Year66°46°45.5"8.6"10714

“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 Tamaroa

Tamaroa gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 107 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 14 days of the year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 71% of U.S. towns
9 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 74% of U.S. towns
14 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 65% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.2"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
2.6"
Frost & the growing season

About 199 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 6 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 199 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 72% of U.S. towns.

93
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
1
nights below 0° in a normal year
38
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Tamaroa

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Tamaroa, 77% of that work is heating and 23% is cooling.

77%heating
4,564 heating degree daysLess heating than 73% of U.S. towns
1,329 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 73% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Tamaroa compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 69% of U.S. towns366th hottest of 2,886 Illinois towns
Winter cold23° January low
Milder than 68% of U.S. towns266th mildest of 2,886 Illinois towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 71% of U.S. towns283rd wettest of 2,886 Illinois towns
Snow9" a winter
Less snow than 74% of U.S. towns151st least snowy of 2,880 Illinois towns
Growing season199 frost-free days
Longer than 72% of U.S. towns396th longest of 2,886 Illinois towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Tamaroa averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 84% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.6° now 35°, was 33°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 56°, was 55°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 76°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 57°, was 57°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Tamaroa’s spot on NOAA’s grid

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 22° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Tamaroa’s climate

What is the coldest month in Tamaroa?

January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 23°.

What is the hottest month in Tamaroa?

July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 67°. About 38 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Tamaroa get?

About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Tamaroa?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 6.

What is the rainiest month in Tamaroa?

May, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Tamaroa itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pinckneyville 2 N, IL (9 mi, snow) and Du Quoin 4 Se, IL (10 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.

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