Pekin weather
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Pekin weather alerts and warnings
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Pekin weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherPekin swings 63°F across the year, from 83°F highs in July to 20°F lows in January, and May is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 38 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 121 days a year at 77°F or above, 42 of them at 86°F or above, 101 frost nights, and rain on 116 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Pekin’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Pekin and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Pekin hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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Pekin 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitPekin, Illinois (IL) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 83°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 20°F), with roughly 38 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Pekin right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.
Pekin climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How the weather around Pekin has changed since 1995
Pekin sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Peoria. That square ran 1.2°F warmer in 2015-2024 than in 1995-2004. See the full 30-year picture on the Peoria page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Pekin?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1999 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United States, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
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