Hot-summer humid continental
Centralia, Illinois
Marion County, Illinois · Population 12k · 495 ft elevation
Living in Centralia
Centralia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Centralia at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 495 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $82k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.86%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 923 per 100k97th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,257 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th 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 | 39°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 3.4″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 4.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 3.2″ | 142 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