Hot-summer humid continental
Benton, Illinois
Franklin County, Illinois · Population 7.1k · 476 ft elevation
Living in Benton
Benton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 67 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Benton at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 476 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $85k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $776/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.54%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th 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 | 39°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 2.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 2.9″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 4.2″ | 1.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 45°F | 5.4″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 4.0″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 2.7″ | 139 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