Hot-summer humid continental
Breese, Illinois
Clinton County, Illinois · Population 4.4k · 456 ft elevation
Living in Breese
Breese 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 (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 65 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Breese at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 456 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
- 2,824 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $771/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.86%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 65 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 173 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 4.0″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.2″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 1.8″ | 142 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