Champaign County, IL Climate

The climate in Champaign County is a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures reach the high 80s and 90s, with occasional heat waves that can make temperatures soar into the triple digits. Winters are cold and snowy, with average wind chill temperatures dropping into the single digits. Spring and fall seasons bring moderate weather that transitions between warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is common year-round, and snowfall is especially common during winter months.

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

Champaign County averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Champaign County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Champaign County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Champaign County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Champaign County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Champaign, Illinois	United States
	40.3 in.	38.1 in.
	20.1 in.	27.8 in.
	109.5 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	84.8°	85.8°
	16.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4	4.3
	713 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 Champaign County with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Illinois. In Champaign County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Champaign County are September, May and June.

In Champaign County, there are 17.3 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 Champaign County with an average of 16.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In Champaign County, there are 123.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In Champaign County, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Champaign County but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Champaign County are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Champaign County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 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 40.3 inches in Champaign County means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in Champaign County with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in Champaign County, which is rainier than most places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.1 inches in Champaign County means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Champaign County with 6.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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CB · Savoy, IL

For Illinois, Champaign is pretty decent

Over 7 years ago

Champaign County has a lot of great influences from Chicago without the heavy traffic and skyrocketing prices. The downtown area is great with a lot of restaurants with More

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