Hot-summer humid continental
Aledo, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Aledo
Aledo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Aledo at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,723 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $140k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $770/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.03%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 457 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 90th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 6.2″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 6.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 5.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 1.4″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 4.1″ | 133 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology