Springfield, IL: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 74.9°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 71st warmest of 147 (with 1975).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 74.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 71st warmest of 147
Precipitation: 16.54 in; Wettest since 2018; 15th wettest of 147

A normal summer in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.7°F, between 72.7°F and 77.3°F in eight years of ten and 11.17 in of precipitation, between 7.06 in and 18.09 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Springfield, IL since 1880: 74.9°F in 2026; the highest is 81°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 72.7 to 77.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Springfield, IL from 1879 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	74.9	71	84.4	97	65.5	49	16.54	15	0
2025	75.4	56	85.3	67	65.6	43	10.92	68	0
2024	74.6	76	84.9	77	64.4	75	13.97	29	0
2023	74	95	85.4	65	62.6	126	11.61	54	0
2022	75	66	85.3	67	64.7	62	15.11	21	0
2021	75.7	49	85.6	59	65.7	39	16.26	16	0
2020	75.4	56	86.2	47	64.6	68	9.51	88	0
2019	74.6	76	84.9	77	64.3	79	11.58	55	0
2018	76.6	28	86.7	40	66.5	27	16.95	11	0
2017	75.2	58	86.6	41	63.8	95	8.32	108	0
2016	77.3	18	87.1	29	67.4	7	22.26	2	0
2015	74.8	73	84.5	92	65.1	56	14.87	22	0
2014	74	95	83.8	105	64.3	79	18.04	5	0
2013	73.3	116	83.8	105	62.8	119	5.65	135	0
2012	77.1	21	90.3	3	63.9	92	4.22	144	0
2011	77.3	18	88	17	66.6	24	7.64	117	0
2010	78	10	87.6	21	68.3	4	16.58	14	0
2009	72.4	134	82.3	128	62.5	128	13.94	31	0
2008	73.3	116	83.5	112	63.1	115	18.55	4	0
2007	75	66	86	50	64.1	90	9.59	85	0
2006	75	66	85.5	63	64.4	75	7.19	118	0
2005	76.1	40	87.2	27	65.1	56	6.92	121	0
2004	70.4	147	80.8	143	60	147	11.43	58	0
2003	73	122	83.5	112	62.5	128	14.50	24	0
2002	75.9	47	85.8	53	66	33	13.32	35	0
2001	73.7	108	84.4	97	63	116	11.17	64	0
2000	72.9	125	82.4	126	63.4	106	13.95	30	0
1999	73.9	101	84.6	90	63.2	113	9.67	82	0
1998	74	95	83.1	121	64.9	59	17.43	7	0
1997	72.8	126	83.1	121	62.4	131	7.07	120	0
1996	72.7	129	83.3	117	62.2	134	7.08	119	0
1995	77.4	17	88.1	16	66.8	19	7.66	116	0
1994	74.5	83	85.1	73	63.8	95	11.17	64	0
1993	75.1	62	84.4	97	65.8	36	19.93	3	0
1992	71.6	140	82.3	128	60.9	145	9.63	83	0
1991	75.1	62	85.8	53	64.5	70	8.51	105	0
1990	74.1	93	83.5	112	64.7	62	17.38	8	0
1989	73.1	121	83.4	115	62.8	119	6.59	123	0
1988	77	23	89	9	65.1	56	3.92	146	0
1987	76.5	30	87.1	29	65.9	35	11.43	58	0
1986	74.5	83	85	76	63.9	92	12.75	38	0
1985	71.6	140	81.7	137	61.4	144	14.80	23	0
1984	75.5	54	86.5	43	64.5	70	6.35	129	0
1983	78.1	7	90.1	6	66.1	30	5.06	141	0
1982	72.7	129	83.2	119	62.1	137	8.75	102	0
1981	75.2	58	84.9	77	65.6	43	24.93	1	0
1980	77.6	14	88.6	11	66.6	24	9.22	92	0
1979	74.7	75	85.7	58	63.8	95	8.42	107	0
1978	74.5	83	84.7	87	64.3	79	8.76	100	0
1977	74.6	76	84.9	77	64.3	79	11.37	61	0
1976	73.8	106	86	50	61.6	141	6.03	132	0
1975	74.9	71	85.2	71	64.7	62	10.43	74	0
1974	73.4	113	84.1	104	62.7	122	13.61	33	0
1973	75.1	62	85.5	63	64.7	62	12.31	45	0
1972	73.4	113	84.5	92	62.3	132	8.94	95	0
1971	74.6	76	85.6	59	63.5	104	7.98	111	0
1970	74	95	84.2	102	63.8	95	11.43	58	0
1969	74.2	91	84.9	77	63.4	106	9.62	84	0
1968	75.2	58	85.8	53	64.6	68	8.91	96	0
1967	71.7	139	81.9	135	61.6	141	8.44	106	0
1966	74.8	73	87.4	25	62.2	134	5.02	142	0
1965	73.3	116	83.8	105	62.7	122	14.49	25	0
1964	75.8	48	87.6	21	64	91	5.78	134	0
1963	73.4	113	84.5	92	62.3	132	13.73	32	0
1962	73.7	108	84.7	87	62.8	119	8.55	104	0
1961	73.5	112	84.3	101	62.6	126	11.89	48	0
1960	73.3	116	83.3	117	63.3	112	15.15	19	0
1959	76.3	33	86.6	41	66	33	9.26	91	0
1958	72.4	134	82	133	62.7	122	15.66	17	0
1957	75.7	49	85.6	59	65.8	36	13.32	35	0
1956	74.6	76	84.9	77	64.4	75	15.17	18	0
1955	76.1	40	86.9	38	65.4	51	9.57	86	0
1954	77.5	15	88.4	14	66.7	20	10.74	70	0
1953	77	23	88.4	14	65.6	43	7.83	112	0
1952	76.5	30	87.5	23	65.6	43	9.15	94	0
1951	72.5	132	82	133	62.9	118	12.42	41	0
1950	70.8	145	80.7	145	60.9	145	12.69	39	0
1949	75.7	49	85.8	53	65.7	39	10.74	70	0
1948	74.1	93	85.1	73	63.2	113	14.10	28	0
1947	77.2	20	87.3	26	67.1	15	9.97	81	0
1946	75.1	62	84.8	85	65.3	53	12.59	40	0
1945	73.9	101	83.6	111	64.3	79	11.70	51	0
1944	78.1	7	88.8	10	67.4	7	5.50	136	0
1943	78.6	5	88.5	13	68.6	3	5.91	133	0
1942	76.1	40	85.2	71	67	16	13.41	34	0
1941	77.7	13	88	17	67.3	10	6.53	125	0
1940	77.1	21	87.5	23	66.7	20	5.31	139	0
1939	76.5	30	86.2	47	66.9	18	10.72	72	0
1938	77.5	15	87.8	20	67.2	13	9.55	87	0
1937	77	23	87	34	67	16	12.36	42	0
1936	81	1	93.2	1	68.9	2	4.11	145	0
1935	76.3	33	85.9	52	66.7	20	12.35	44	0
1934	80.6	2	92	2	69.2	1	14.28	26	0
1933	78.8	3	90.2	5	67.4	7	6.05	131	0
1932	76.8	26	87.1	29	66.6	24	14.11	27	0
1931	78	10	88.6	11	67.5	6	10.30	75	0
1930	76.1	40	86.5	43	65.6	43	6.41	126	1
1929	72.8	126	82.2	130	63.5	104	10.15	78	0
1928	73.9	101	83.1	121	64.7	62	8.88	97	0
1927	71.4	143	81.1	141	61.8	139	10.04	79	0
1926	74.6	76	84.7	87	64.5	70	11.80	49	0
1925	76.2	37	86.5	43	65.8	36	11.67	53	0
1924	73.2	120	83.1	121	63.4	106	10.28	76	0
1923	76	45	85.8	53	66.2	29	9.40	90	0
1922	76.2	37	87.1	29	65.3	53	4.30	143	0
1921	77.9	12	88	17	67.8	5	12.26	46	0
1920	74	95	84.5	92	63.4	106	9.41	89	0
1919	76.6	28	87.1	29	66.1	30	8.56	103	0
1918	76.3	33	86.9	38	65.7	39	10.27	77	0
1917	73	122	82.9	125	63	116	16.98	10	0
1916	76.3	33	87	34	65.6	43	7.79	113	1
1915	70.7	146	79.8	147	61.5	143	15.15	19	0
1914	78.6	5	89.9	7	67.3	10	6.40	127	1
1913	78.8	3	90.3	3	67.3	10	6.38	128	0
1912	73.8	106	83.7	108	63.8	95	10.47	73	0
1911	76.2	37	87	34	65.4	51	11.68	52	0
1910	74	95	84.2	102	63.9	92	7.99	110	0
1909	75	66	85.3	67	64.8	61	12.20	47	0
1908	74.5	83	84.8	85	64.3	79	5.37	138	0
1907	73.7	108	83.7	108	63.7	102	17.12	9	0
1906	74.6	76	85.3	67	63.8	95	8.84	98	0
1905	74.5	83	84.6	90	64.3	79	11.00	67	0
1904	71.4	143	81	142	61.8	139	9.22	92	0
1903	72.3	136	82.1	132	62.5	128	6.64	122	0
1902	72.8	126	82.2	130	63.4	106	16.63	13	0
1901	78.1	7	89.6	8	66.7	20	8.84	98	0
1900	76.1	40	86.1	49	66.1	30	8.76	100	0
1899	75.6	53	85.6	59	65.5	49	7.77	114	0
1898	75	66	84.4	97	65.7	39	11.50	57	0
1897	73.9	101	83.7	108	64.2	88	11.13	66	0
1896	74.2	91	83.4	115	64.9	59	16.83	12	0
1895	74.4	89	84.5	92	64.4	75	11.78	50	0
1894	75.5	54	87.2	27	63.8	95	5.48	137	0
1893	74.5	83	84.9	77	64.2	88	3.87	147	0
1892	73.9	101	83.2	119	64.5	70	10.03	80	0
1891	71.9	137	81.6	138	62.2	134	11.20	63	0
1890	74.3	90	84.9	77	63.7	102	7.67	115	0
1889	71.5	142	81.2	140	62	138	6.57	124	1
1888	72.7	129	81.9	135	63.4	106	11.52	56	0
1887	75.7	49	87	34	64.5	70	5.13	140	0
1886	75.2	58	85.1	73	65.2	55	8.07	109	0
1885	73.6	111	82.4	126	64.7	62	10.82	69	0
1884	73	122	81.6	138	64.3	79	11.36	62	0
1883	71.8	138	80.8	143	62.7	122	13.12	37	0
1882	72.5	132	80.6	146	64.3	79	17.73	6	0
1881	76.8	26	86.5	43	67.2	13	12.36	42	0
1880	76	45	85.4	65	66.5	27	6.09	130	0
1879									30

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	81
1934	80.6
1933	78.8
1913	78.8
1943	78.6
1914	78.6
1983	78.1
1944	78.1
1901	78.1
2010	78
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2004	70.4
1915	70.7
1950	70.8
1927	71.4
1904	71.4
1889	71.5
1992	71.6
1985	71.6
1967	71.7
1883	71.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	24.93
2016	22.26
1993	19.93
2008	18.55
2014	18.04
1882	17.73
1998	17.43
1990	17.38
1907	17.12
1917	16.98

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1893	3.87
1988	3.92
1936	4.11
2012	4.22
1922	4.30
1966	5.02
1983	5.06
1887	5.13
1940	5.31
1908	5.37

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 50°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.14 in; 8 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 16.54 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL (1 day missing), the wettest summer since 2018, 15th wettest of 147.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Springfield, IL: 97°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Springfield, IL: a low of 50°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Springfield, IL: 2.14 in on Monday 8 June 2026.