Hot-summer humid continental
Carthage, Illinois
Hancock County, Illinois · Population 2.5k · 676 ft elevation
Living in Carthage
Carthage has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carthage at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,753 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $116k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $679/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 7.6″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 6.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 2.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 5.2″ | 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