2025 Compare Cities Climate:
Philadelphia, PA vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign has 13.8% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Champaign has 6.3% less Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Champaign scores 2.7% worse than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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