Burton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Burton, Illinois: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Quincy Regional Airport, 6 km from Burton; records cover 1901–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.4 in925 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 5,486
- Cooling degree days
- 1,153
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −2°−19° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Burton in January
Highs average 35°1° and lows 19°−7°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1950)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 1190
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Burton in February
Highs average 40°4° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2024)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 946
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Burton in March
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 714
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Burton in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1930)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 367
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Burton in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 54°12°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 87
Burton in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 245
Burton in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 67°19°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Burton in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°18°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 298
Burton in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1913)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 73
- Cooling degree days
- 133
Burton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 65°19° and lows 45°7°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1939)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 331
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Burton in November
Highs average 51°11° and lows 33°1°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1915)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 682
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Burton in December
Highs average 39°4° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2021)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1035
- Cooling degree days
- 0