Find your kind of day, anywhere on Earth.
The average temperature in DeKalb over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. DeKalb has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 41% in February, the driest month, to 49% in May, the wettest. Winds in DeKalb are highest in March, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in DeKalb come in August, when the sky is typically 36% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 61%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3°C | -6°C | -9°C | 44% | 61% | 4.2 m/s | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 0°C | -5°C | -6°C | 41% | 50% | 4.4 m/s | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| March | 7°C | 1°C | 1°C | 47% | 53% | 4.6 m/s | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| April | 13°C | 5°C | 7°C | 46% | 51% | 4.6 m/s | 18 | 1 | 44 |
| May | 20°C | 12°C | 16°C | 49% | 47% | 3.9 m/s | 51 | 12 | 60 |
| June | 26°C | 18°C | 25°C | 48% | 37% | 3.4 m/s | 58 | 43 | 34 |
| July | 27°C | 20°C | 28°C | 49% | 36% | 2.5 m/s | 48 | 58 | 17 |
| August | 26°C | 18°C | 26°C | 47% | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 55 | 52 | 23 |
| September | 24°C | 14°C | 22°C | 48% | 37% | 2.7 m/s | 64 | 32 | 48 |
| October | 15°C | 8°C | 11°C | 48% | 46% | 3.5 m/s | 32 | 4 | 57 |
| November | 7°C | 1°C | 2°C | 44% | 48% | 4.0 m/s | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| December | 1°C | -3°C | -5°C | 46% | 56% | 4.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, DeKalb has days of about -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in DeKalb has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -5°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in DeKalb has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in DeKalb has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 48% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in DeKalb has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
DeKalb has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 41% in February, the driest month, to 49% in May, the wettest.
Winds in DeKalb are highest in March, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
The average temperature in DeKalb over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.