Campus, IL Climate


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Campus, IL has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is in the mid-80s with mild humidity levels. Winters are generally cold and snowy, with temperatures regularly dropping into the single digits. Fall and spring tend to be mild, but can experience extreme weather changes including heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and even occasional hail storms. Overall Campus enjoys four distinct seasons of pleasant weather which makes it an attractive location to visit or live.

Campus, Illinois gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Campus averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Campus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Campus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Campus is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.7 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Campus, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCampus, IllinoisUnited States
  37.9 in.38.1 in.
  23.7 in.27.8 in.
  107.1 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  15.1°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  656 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Campus with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Campus, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Campus are September, June and August.
In Campus, there are 17.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Campus with an average of 15.1°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Campus, there are 131.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Campus, there are 8.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Campus but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Campus with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in Campus means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Campus with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in Campus, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.7 inches in Campus means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Campus with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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