Sycamore, IL Climate


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Sycamore, IL has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the high 80s during the day. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from highs in the 30s to lows below freezing. Spring is mild and wet, while fall brings clear skies, cooler temperatures, and beautiful foliage. This means that Sycamore is an ideal place for outdoor activities year round!

Sycamore, Illinois gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sycamore averages 31 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 Sycamore. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sycamore gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sycamore is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Illinois.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sycamore, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSycamore, IllinoisUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  31.2 in.27.8 in.
  116.6 days106.2 days
  194 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  12.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  873 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 Sycamore with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Illinois. In Sycamore, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sycamore are June, August and September.
In Sycamore, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sycamore with an average of 12.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Sycamore, there are 141.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
In Sycamore, there are 12.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sycamore 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.
August is the wettest month in Sycamore with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Sycamore means that it is drier than most places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Sycamore with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Sycamore, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in Sycamore means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Sycamore with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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