Hot-summer humid continental
Cary, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 18k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Cary
Cary has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cary at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $287k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,456/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.76%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 354 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.6″ | 11.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 8.9″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 8.2″ | 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