Hot-summer humid continental
Blue Island, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 23k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Blue Island
Blue Island 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 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Blue Island at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,071/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.61%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 13%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 291 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,088 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 12.5″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 10.1″ | 140 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 5.7″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 42°F | 4.2″ | 1.0″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 68°F | 4.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 35°F | 2.7″ | 1.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 7.9″ | 118 hrs |
Near Blue Island
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology