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The average temperature in Champaign over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Champaign has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in February, the driest month, to 34% in April, the wettest. Winds in Champaign are highest in March, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Champaign come in June, when the sky is typically 29% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1°C | -4°C | -7°C | 29% | 59% | 4.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 3°C | -3°C | -4°C | 28% | 48% | 4.8 m/s | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 9°C | 2°C | 3°C | 32% | 49% | 5.0 m/s | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| April | 15°C | 7°C | 9°C | 34% | 44% | 4.8 m/s | 24 | 1 | 51 |
| May | 22°C | 14°C | 18°C | 33% | 44% | 4.1 m/s | 57 | 19 | 56 |
| June | 27°C | 20°C | 26°C | 32% | 29% | 3.3 m/s | 56 | 49 | 28 |
| July | 27°C | 21°C | 29°C | 32% | 31% | 2.5 m/s | 37 | 64 | 11 |
| August | 27°C | 19°C | 28°C | 31% | 29% | 2.3 m/s | 46 | 58 | 18 |
| September | 25°C | 15°C | 24°C | 31% | 29% | 2.6 m/s | 60 | 43 | 40 |
| October | 18°C | 9°C | 14°C | 32% | 40% | 3.6 m/s | 41 | 8 | 59 |
| November | 9°C | 2°C | 3°C | 32% | 41% | 4.2 m/s | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 3°C | -1°C | -3°C | 29% | 51% | 4.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 9 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Champaign has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Champaign has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Champaign has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Champaign has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Champaign has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Champaign has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 28% in February, the driest month, to 34% in April, the wettest.
Winds in Champaign are highest in March, averaging 5.0 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
The average temperature in Champaign over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.