O'Fallon in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), O'Fallon sees average daytime highs around 43°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 8.3 in of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 43°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is O'Fallon's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see O'Fallon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
43°F
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
28°F
Precipitation
8.3 in
24 wet days
Avg wind
8 mph
Travel score
0.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in O'Fallon in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 43°F.

A typical winter day in O'Fallon reaches about 43°F and drops to 28°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

20°40°60°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in O'Fallon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 90 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

O'Fallon weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 25°2.98.32.99.60.0
Feb45° / 29°2.67.62.610.51.0
Mar56° / 38°3.810.81.311.73.7
Apr67° / 48°4.811.50.1135.9
May76° / 58°5.113.3014.16.3
Jun85° / 67°4.110.8014.65.2
Jul88° / 71°3.49.8014.44.6
Aug86° / 68°2.99.1013.55.1
Sep80° / 60°3.27.6012.37.0
Oct68° / 49°3.58.40116.7
Nov55° / 38°3.78.70.69.93.6
Dec44° / 29°2.88.529.40.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

O'Fallon gets around 8.3 in of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 mph across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit O'Fallon?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in O'Fallon.

What to pack for O'Fallon in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, O'Fallon sees daytime highs around 43°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in O'Fallon in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in O'Fallon peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in O'Fallon in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in O'Fallon is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is O'Fallon?

O'Fallon sits at 38.6°N, 89.9°W, 548 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairview Heights, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around O'Fallon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of O'Fallon.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around O'Fallon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft around an average of 548 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 ft.

The land around O'Fallon is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%) and trees (36%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
177 ft
10 miles
295 ft
50 miles
958 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Fairview Heights 4.3 mi · Belleville 6.2 mi · Collinsville 6.8 mi · East Saint Louis 13 mi · Granite City 15 mi · Edwardsville 16 mi · St. Louis 16 mi · Lemay 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for O'Fallon (38.5923°, -89.9112°, elevation 548 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.