Hot-summer humid continental
Bradley, Illinois
Kankakee County, Illinois · Population 15k · 643 ft elevation
Living in Bradley
Bradley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bradley at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,656 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,181/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.32%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 295 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,095 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.4″ | 8.1″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 3.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 3.0″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 5.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 0.6″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 5.3″ | 127 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