Hot-summer humid continental
Beecher, Illinois
Will County, Illinois · Population 4.8k · 745 ft elevation
Living in Beecher
Beecher has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Beecher at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,592 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $241k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,065/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $102k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.69%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 444 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 2.5″ | 10.2″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 7.5″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 4.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 0.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 4.0″ | 119 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