Hot-summer humid continental
Canton, Illinois
Fulton County, Illinois · Population 13k · 656 ft elevation
Living in Canton
Canton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Canton at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $107k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $814/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.25%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 321 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,533 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 9.7″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 5.8″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 3.2″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.2″ | 1.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 5.1″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 1.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 6.9″ | 134 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