Hot-summer humid continental
Beardstown, Illinois
Cass County, Illinois · Population 6k · 459 ft elevation
Living in Beardstown
Beardstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Beardstown at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,755 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $81k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 21 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 3.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 4.5″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 2.5″ | 137 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