Wayne has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
84°
466th coolest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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January low
15°
668th coldest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Rain + melted snow
38 in
564th driest of 2,886 Illinois towns
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Snow a winter
46 in
1st snowiest of 2,880 Illinois towns
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2° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 71°, and a typical Oct 1 in Wayne peaks around 69°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
A normal year
What a year in Wayne feels like
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Winter
34° / 18°
Typical high / low · 14 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
59° / 38°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 25
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Summer
82° / 61°
Typical high / low · 15 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
62° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 19
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon highToday’s forecast high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Wayne 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
30°
15°
1.8"
11.2"
11
13° – 34°
February
35°
18°
1.8"
13.0"
10
14° – 38°
March
47°
28°
2.3"
5.0"
11
29° – 52°
April
59°
37°
3.8"
2.9"
12
40° – 55°
May
71°
48°
4.8"
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13
53° – 66°
June
80°
58°
4.5"
0
12
65° – 74°
July
84°
63°
3.8"
0
10
68° – 80°
August
82°
61°
3.9"
0
9
66° – 78°
September
75°
54°
3.4"
0
9
59° – 69°
October
63°
42°
3.4"
0.2"
11
48° – 58°
November
48°
31°
2.5"
3.7"
9
32° – 48°
December
36°
21°
2.0"
10.2"
12
15° – 38°
Year
59°
40°
37.9"
46.2"
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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 Wayne
Wayne gets 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 129 days a year.
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38 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 57% of U.S. towns
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46 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 78% of U.S. towns
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129 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
13"
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Frost & the growing season
About 174 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 25 and the first one by October 19. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 19
174 frost-free days
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134
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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9
nights below 0° in a normal year
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15
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 Wayne
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wayne, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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6,364 heating degree daysMore heating than 63% of U.S. towns
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822 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 52% 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 Wayne
Wayne and its neighbors
Wayne borders 8 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Elgin has the coldest January nights (15°) and Winfield the hottest July afternoons (84°). Wayne’s January low is 15° and its July high 84°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.3°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Wayne averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 54% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+2.1°now 26°, was 24°
🌷 Spring+1.3°now 48°, was 47°
☀️ Summer+0.8°now 71°, was 71°
🍂 Fall+0.9°now 52°, was 51°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Wayne’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. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 14° to 38°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
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Questions
Common questions about Wayne’s climate
What is the coldest month in Wayne?
January, with a typical high of 30° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Wayne?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 63°. About 15 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Wayne get?
About 46 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Wayne?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 19, and the last spring frost by April 25.
What is the rainiest month in Wayne?
May, with 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 38 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Wayne itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at St. Charles 0.1 E, IL (5 mi, snow) and West Chicago Dupage Airport, IL (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.