Schram City, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Montgomery County / Schram City / Zip Codes
Schram City, IL has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F on the hottest days. During winter months, temperatures drop as low as 10°F on especially cold days. The city also receives an average annual rainfall of 36 inches. Snowfall is common throughout the colder months of the year, providing some scenic vistas for locals and visitors alike.

Schram City, Illinois gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Schram City averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Schram City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Schram City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Schram City is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

8 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Schram City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSchram City, IllinoisUnited States
  39.9 in.38.1 in.
  15.3 in.27.8 in.
  99.0 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  19.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  597 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 Schram City with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Schram City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Schram City are September, May and June.
In Schram City, there are 28.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Schram City with an average of 19.8°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Schram City, there are 108.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Schram City, there are 4.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Schram City during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Schram City.
May is the wettest month in Schram City with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Schram City means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Schram City with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 99.0 rainy days annually in Schram City, which is less rainy than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.3 inches in Schram City means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Schram City with 5.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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