Hot-summer humid continental
Carlinville, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois · Population 5.6k · 623 ft elevation
Living in Carlinville
Carlinville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Carlinville at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $736/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 542 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,239 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 5.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 4.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 2.8″ | 136 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