Albion, Illinois climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Albion's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.7°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 32°C.
- NOAA stationAlbion
- Station IDUSC00110055
- Location38.38°N 88.06°W
- Elevation530 ft (162 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,868
On October 23, the normal high in Albion is 68°F and the normal low 45°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Albion.
- Jan 40° 23°
- Feb 45° 27°
- Mar 55° 36°
- Apr 67° 47°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 86° 66°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 82° 60°
- Oct 71° 47°
- Nov 56° 36°
- Dec 44° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Albion each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 23°F | 31.5°F | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 45°F | 27°F | 35.7°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 55°F | 36°F | 45.6°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 47°F | 57.0°F | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 57°F | 67.3°F | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 66°F | 75.6°F | – | 9 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 89°F | 69°F | 78.8°F | – | 15 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.1°F | – | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | – | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 47°F | 58.8°F | – | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 36°F | 45.9°F | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 35.4°F | – | <1 | 21 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 47°F | 56.6°F | – | 44 | 91 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C |
| February | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C |
| March | 13°C | 2°C | 7.6°C |
| April | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C |
| May | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C |
| June | 30°C | 19°C | 24.2°C |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.6°C |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.9°C |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 7.7°C |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 1.9°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Grayville (8 miles away), gets 12 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00110055; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Albion?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00110055.
When is the last frost in Albion?
In Albion, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 28 in half of years and before October 15 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 41 year in 10 after April 20; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 225 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albion in zone 6b in ZIP code 62806, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Illinois · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00110055; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Albion?
In a normal year in Albion, 44 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 91 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 91a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 109°F, on July 22, 1901; the lowest is −21°F, on February 9, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 60.40 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 32.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00110055; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00110055. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Albion?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Albion, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (63%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 2.0 |
| February | 66% | 2.8 |
| March | 67% | 3.7 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 83% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.7 |
| October | 76% | 3.4 |
| November | 71% | 2.4 |
| December | 63% | 1.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Albion need?
A normal year in Albion brings 4,563 heating degree days, 15% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,550 cooling degree days, 71% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,395 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,037 | 0 |
| February | 820 | 0 |
| March | 604 | 3 |
| April | 272 | 32 |
| May | 71 | 141 |
| June | 7 | 323 |
| July | 0 | 429 |
| August | 1 | 377 |
| September | 30 | 204 |
| October | 228 | 37 |
| November | 575 | 4 |
| December | 917 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,563 | 1,550 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00110055. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Albion's climate compare?
Albion is warmer than 137 of the other 143 places with their own NOAA record in Illinois. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.6°F is warmer than 65%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Albion share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- West Salem, IL745 people · 10 mi N
- Bellmont, IL239 people · 8 mi E
- Bone Gap, IL177 people · 6 mi NE
- Browns, IL134 people · 4 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Albion's climate
What is the coldest month in Albion?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Albion?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Albion's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Grayville (8 miles away), records 12 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Albion in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Albion in zone 6b in ZIP code 62806, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Albion?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 20. Waiting until April 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Illinois climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Grayville, IL7 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- Fairfield, IL14 miles from this station, 57.1°F a year
- Mount Carmel, IL16 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Carmi, IL22 miles from this station, 55.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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