Hot-summer humid continental
Berkeley, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 5.2k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Berkeley
Berkeley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Berkeley at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $222k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,292/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.62%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 704 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 11.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 10.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 5.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 1.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 7.6″ | 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