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Litchfield climate
Typical historical weather for Litchfield, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
13.2°C
across all months
Warmest month
29.9°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-5°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1135mm
total per year
Litchfield is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 34.9°C across the year. About 35% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (April is typically wettest, December driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9°C · record 7.8–18.3°C | -5°C · record -23.6–-11.1°C | 70mm | 9 | 74% | 3.8 m/s | 66% | 2.1 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 6.6°C · record 15.2–26.4°C | -3.1°C · record -21.5–-9.8°C | 68mm | 9 | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 61% | 3.1 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 12.9°C · record 17.6–27.5°C | 2.9°C · record -17.5–-3.1°C | 115mm | 12 | 65% | 4.1 m/s | 62% | 4 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 18.2°C · record 27.2–28.9°C | 7.4°C · record -6.6–2.7°C | 138mm | 12 | 62% | 4 m/s | 60% | 5.2 kWh/m² |
| May | 23.9°C · record 29.8–34.7°C | 14°C · record 1.7–10.7°C | 131mm | 14 | 67% | 3.4 m/s | 62% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 29.5°C · record 32.4–36.2°C | 19.3°C · record 10.1–14.5°C | 102mm | 11 | 65% | 3 m/s | 51% | 6.7 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 29.9°C · record 32.9–37.1°C | 20.9°C · record 12.1–18.9°C | 125mm | 12 | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 53% | 6.4 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 28.7°C · record 31.7–37.3°C | 19.1°C · record 8.2–14.8°C | 99mm | 10 | 75% | 2.6 m/s | 51% | 5.7 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 27.1°C · record 30.2–34.9°C | 15.5°C · record 4.1–11.8°C | 72mm | 7 | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 42% | 4.9 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 20°C · record 26.5–32.6°C | 8.9°C · record -4.5–3.3°C | 85mm | 8 | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 48% | 3.4 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 11.8°C · record 14.2–26.4°C | 2°C · record -13.2–-5°C | 73mm | 8 | 70% | 3.7 m/s | 52% | 2.5 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 6.5°C · record 15.3–20.7°C | -2°C · record -22.2–-6.2°C | 59mm | 8 | 74% | 3.7 m/s | 63% | 1.9 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.05°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -128.93mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 13.071639796914598°C, below the 9-year baseline of 13.31°C by 0.38 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
118.7 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
13.7 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
86.5 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
37.3°C
25 August 2023
2023 was 1.47 SD above the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-23.6°C
30 January 2019
2019 was 1.73 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
93.7mm
8 September 2018
2018 was 0.84 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
8.6m/s
14 March 2019
2019 was 1.73 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Litchfield on 8 September 2018.
Nearby cities
Gillespie
Same ERA5 grid cell
Hillsboro
21.5 km away
Carlinville
21.5 km away
Staunton
27.8 km away
Auburn
27.8 km away
Virden
27.8 km away
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Frequently asked questions about Litchfield's climate
What is the hottest month in Litchfield?
July is typically the warmest month in Litchfield, with an average high of 29.9°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -5°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Litchfield?
Litchfield gets about 1135mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 35% of it falling in the three wettest months (April is typically the wettest, December the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Litchfield have?
On average, Litchfield sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 86.5 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Litchfield getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.05°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Litchfield?
The hottest day on file is 25 August 2023 at 37.3°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Litchfield — 39.250°, -89.750°, ERA5 grid cell center, 11.7 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-18). Historical climate data for Litchfield, United States (39.25°N, 89.75°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Litchfield, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 18, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Litchfield, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 18, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-18},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.