Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Danville, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Danville splits the difference between seasons — historically, highs land around 59° with lows dipping to 37°. There's a 40% chance of rain today, though snow is nearly off the table at just 2%. The date's range tells the whole story: a balmy 84° back in 1929, and a brutal 20° low in 1898.
Danville's weather history is not for the faint of heart. The mercury has soared as high as 112° (July 14, 1936) and crashed to -26° (January 17, 1982) — a swing of 138 degrees between extremes. A single storm dropped 6.24 inches of rain on June 8, 2015, and a February blizzard in 1912 buried the city under 14 inches of snow in one day.
Summer is the main event in Danville, with the warmest week of the year (July 16–22) averaging highs of 88° and monthly averages peaking at 87° in July. Winter bottoms out mid-January, when average highs barely reach 35°. If you're watching for rain, early June is the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch of precipitation in a single week.