Climate
| Climate data for Cairo, Illinois | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) |
77 (25) |
85 (29) |
91 (33) |
98 (37) |
104 (40) |
104 (40) |
103 (39) |
103 (39) |
92 (33) |
82 (28) |
79 (26) |
104 (40) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 43 (6) |
48 (9) |
59 (15) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
89 (32) |
88 (31) |
81 (27) |
70 (21) |
58 (14) |
46 (8) |
68 (20) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 34 (1) |
39 (4) |
48 (9) |
58 (14) |
68 (20) |
76 (24) |
79 (26) |
78 (26) |
70 (21) |
59 (15) |
48 (9) |
38 (3) |
58 (14) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
37 (3) |
46 (8) |
57 (14) |
65 (18) |
69 (21) |
67 (19) |
59 (15) |
47 (8) |
38 (3) |
29 (−2) |
47 (8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −12 (−24) |
−5 (−21) |
6 (−14) |
25 (−4) |
36 (2) |
45 (7) |
56 (13) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
27 (−3) |
5 (−15) |
−9 (−23) |
−12 (−24) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.69 (93.7) |
3.90 (99.1) |
4.05 (102.9) |
4.63 (117.6) |
5.27 (133.9) |
3.91 (99.3) |
4.14 (105.2) |
3.01 (76.5) |
3.19 (81) |
4.05 (102.9) |
4.46 (113.3) |
4.47 (113.5) |
48.77 (1,238.8) |
| Source: The Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
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