Sycamore weather in June

In June, Sycamore sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sycamore's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sycamore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
60°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:24 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
7 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sycamore is city in Illinois, United States.

Density
700/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical June day in Sycamore reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 9°F warmer than May and about 3°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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37556
47557
57657
67658
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278163
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308163

How June really feels in Sycamore

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sycamore weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°2.07.65.79.30.0
Feb34° / 19°1.86.94.910.30.0
Mar46° / 29°2.69.32.911.71.3
Apr59° / 40°4.4120.913.14.1
May69° / 50°4.812.8014.35.9
Jun78° / 60°4.212.20156.3
Jul82° / 64°3.510.7014.76.4
Aug80° / 62°3.510.4013.76.6
Sep74° / 54°3.28.7012.37.0
Oct61° / 43°3.19.10.110.95.2
Nov47° / 32°2.47.71.69.61.5
Dec35° / 22°2.27.84.590.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64456
74456
84555
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144555
154555
164555
174654
184654
194852
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215050
225149
235248
245248
255347
265446
275545
285644
295644
305545

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sycamore gets around 4.2 in of rain over 12.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2937
3037

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1541915111
2522016111
3512016121
4502116121
5482217131
6462217131
7452317141
8432318151
9412418152
10392518162
11372519172
12352519182
13332619192
14312620213
15292620223
16282621233
17262521234
18252522244
19242522254
20232522255
21222422265
22222422265
23212422276
24212323276
25212323277
26202223277
27202223278
28202223279
29202122279
301921222710

Wind in June

Winds average 7 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
177light breeze
187calm
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207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:28 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:287:17
214.84:277:18
314.94:277:18
414.94:267:19
514.94:267:20
614.94:267:21
714.94:257:21
815.04:257:22
915.04:257:23
1015.04:247:23
1115.04:247:24
1215.04:247:24
1315.04:247:25
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1615.04:247:26
1715.04:247:27
1815.14:247:27
1915.14:247:27
2015.14:247:28
2115.14:247:28
2215.14:247:28
2315.14:257:28
2415.14:257:29
2515.14:257:29
2615.14:257:29
2715.14:267:29
2815.04:267:29
2915.04:267:29
3015.04:277:29

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
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186.3Intense
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216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sycamore?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sycamore for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sycamore in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Sycamore sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Sycamore in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sycamore peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sycamore in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sycamore is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1817 µg/m³Oct 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sycamore?

Sycamore sits at 42.0°N, 88.7°W, 873 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is DeKalb, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Sycamore

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Sycamore.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sycamore has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 853 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft.

The land around Sycamore is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (79%) within 10 miles, and cropland (56%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
328 ft
50 miles
846 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: DeKalb 5.0 mi · Wasco 15 mi · Huntley 18 mi · St. Charles 20 mi · South Elgin 21 mi · Belvidere 21 mi · Geneva 21 mi · Elgin 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sycamore (41.9889°, -88.6868°, elevation 873 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).