Hot-summer humid continental
Carol Stream, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois · Population 39k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Carol Stream
Carol Stream has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Carol Stream at a glance
- Population
- 39k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $309k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,465/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.58%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 58 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 640 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 9.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 8.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 9.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.4″ | 3.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 8.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 10.4″ | 124 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