Hot-summer humid continental
Altamont, Illinois
Effingham County, Illinois · Population 2.5k · 623 ft elevation
Living in Altamont
Altamont has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Altamont at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $132k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $898/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 46 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 501 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 5.3″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 4.6″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 32°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 2.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 2.4″ | 128 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