Hot-summer humid continental
Charleston, Illinois
Coles County, Illinois · Population 17k · 682 ft elevation
Living in Charleston
Charleston 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 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Charleston at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,751 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $819/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.23%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 254 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,606 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 8.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 5.5″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 1.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 5.1″ | 0.3″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 4.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 2.9″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.8″ | 3.0″ | 128 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