Hot-summer humid continental
Chester, Illinois
Randolph County, Illinois · Population 6.8k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Chester
Chester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Chester at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,822 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $642/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 178 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 1.4″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 2.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 143 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