Hot-summer humid continental

Belvidere, Illinois

Boone County, Illinois · Population 25k · 797 ft elevation

Living in Belvidere

Belvidere has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Belvidere at a glance

Population
25k
Elevation
797 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
37″77th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,610 hrs23th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$153k20th percentile
Median rent
$943/mo28th percentile
Median household income
$62k34th percentile
Property tax rate
2.21%93th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
7.1%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
9.663th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
25%16th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
28%
Violent crime rate
138 per 100k41th percentile
Property crime rate
478 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
5714th percentile
Outdoor access
99th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Belvidere, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan29°F14°F1.6″10.9″136 hrs
Feb33°F18°F1.6″8.5″157 hrs
Mar46°F28°F2.4″4.9″194 hrs
Apr60°F38°F3.8″0.9″220 hrs
May71°F49°F4.2″—258 hrs
Jun81°F59°F5.2″—298 hrs
Jul84°F63°F3.8″—330 hrs
Aug82°F62°F4.2″—300 hrs
Sep75°F53°F3.6″—255 hrs
Oct62°F42°F2.6″0.2″188 hrs
Nov47°F30°F2.3″2.3″150 hrs
Dec34°F20°F1.9″9.4″124 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