Photo: Daytripper07 (Uploads) · CC BY 2.5No extremes in Bunker Hill Township: its weather tracks the middle of U.S. towns
In January the night’s low is typically 22°. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 62% of U.S. towns. Warming shows here too: 0.8° more than in 1901–2000, led by December. From April to June and September to October, highs of 66–84° make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
A year in Bunker Hill Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Bunker Hill Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Bunker Hill Township’s place in Illinois beside it.
What a year in Bunker Hill Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 214 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 4 and the first by November 5. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Alton - Melvin Price L&d, IL, 14 miles from the town’s center, 220 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Bunker Hill Township’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −2°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 17 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Medora 1 S, IL, is heaviest from January through February, about 5 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 42 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Bunker Hill Township
77% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Alton - Melvin Price L&d, IL.
Living with Bunker Hill Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
214 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 4 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 5.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Bunker Hill Township from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (30%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 22%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Bunker Hill Township and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Bunker Hill Township in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Bunker Hill Township’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Township, IL | 22° | 87° | 42" | 17" |
| Pleasant Hill, MO | 21° | 88° | 43" | 17" |
| Reading, OH | 23° | 87° | 44" | 16" |
| Louisburg, KS | 21° | 88° | 41" | 14" |
| Front Royal, VA | 24° | 87° | 41" | 21" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bunker Hill Township averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Bunker Hill Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Bunker Hill Township’s place among Illinois’.
Bunker Hill Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Bunker Hill Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Medora 1 S, IL. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 22° | 2.5" | 5.1" | 8 | 7 | 23° – 41° |
| February | 43° | 26° | 2.2" | 4.9" | 7 | 4 | 23° – 44° |
| March | 54° | 34° | 3.2" | 2.4" | 9 | 1 | 37° – 57° |
| April | 66° | 44° | 4.7" | 0.2" | 10 | 0 | 47° – 61° |
| May | 75° | 55° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 64° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 87° | 67° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 72° – 84° |
| August | 86° | 65° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| September | 80° | 57° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| October | 68° | 46° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| November | 53° | 35° | 3.4" | 1.2" | 8 | 1 | 37° – 52° |
| December | 42° | 27° | 2.6" | 2.7" | 8 | 3 | 21° – 43° |
| Year | 65° | 45° | 41.9" | 16.5" | 100 | 16 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Bunker Hill Township’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Bunker Hill Township’s center.
- Snow: Medora 1 S, IL.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Alton - Melvin Price L&d, IL, 14 miles from the town’s center, 220 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Bunker Hill Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Bunker Hill Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 51% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 62% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Bunker Hill Township in winter?
January nights average 22°. About 85 nights a year reach 32° or below and 1 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 23°.
How much snow does Bunker Hill Township get?
About 17 inches in a normal winter at Medora 1 S, IL, heaviest from January through February, about 5 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 16 days a year.
How hot does it get in Bunker Hill Township?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 67°. About 29 days a year reach 90° (Alton - Melvin Price L&d, IL).
When is the first and last frost in Bunker Hill Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 4 and the first fall frost by November 5, about 214 frost-free days, at Alton - Melvin Price L&d, IL.
What growing zone is Bunker Hill Township in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Bunker Hill Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Bunker Hill Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 89% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Bunker Hill Township.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.