Urbana climate — normals and trends
Urbana (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 969 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Urbana averages 106 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Urbana has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 25 June 1988) and the coldest -30.9 °C (on 17 January 1982).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
UrbanaIllinois
- coords
- 40.11°, -88.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
969mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.0 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest day
-30.9 °C
17 January 1982
Wettest day
97 mm
7 September 2018
Windiest day
59.5 km/h
5 April 1947
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
12 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
16 August 1988
Coldest feels-like
-38.2 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
2 January 1999
Sunniest day
14.2 h
11 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 31 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 22 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +5.3 °C | 75 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 120 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 78 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 126 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 43 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Urbana?
Urbana has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 969 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Urbana?
The hottest day measured in Urbana between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1988, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Urbana?
The coldest day measured in Urbana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1982, at -30.9 °C.
Does it snow in Urbana?
Yes. Urbana gets on average 49.7 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Urbana warmed?
Yes: Urbana warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Urbana?
The wettest day measured in Urbana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Urbana?
The windiest day measured in Urbana between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1947, with winds reaching 59.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Urbana?
The warmest month in Urbana is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Urbana?
Urbana receives on average 969 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Urbana?
Urbana gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Urbana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Urbana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1999, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Urbana?
Yes: Urbana has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Urbana?
In Urbana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 16 August 1988, and the lowest was -38.2 °C on 20 January 1985.
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