Hot-summer humid continental
Carmi, Illinois
White County, Illinois · Population 4.9k · 400 ft elevation
Living in Carmi
Carmi has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Carmi at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $863/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.62%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 108 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,069 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th 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 | 41°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 2.5″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 4.9″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 1.8″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 43°F | 5.2″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 53°F | 5.2″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 139 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