Hot-summer humid continental
Clinton, Illinois
De Witt County, Illinois · Population 7k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Clinton
Clinton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clinton at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $916/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 379 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,181 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.2″ | 5.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 1.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 4.2″ | — | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 4.9″ | 133 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