Hot-summer humid continental

Coal City, Illinois

Grundy County, Illinois · Population 5.1k · 571 ft elevation

Living in Coal City

Coal City 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 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Coal City at a glance

Population
5.1k
Elevation
571 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
18″56th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,656 hrs32th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$212k37th percentile
Median rent
$1,064/mo39th percentile
Median household income
$73k48th percentile
Property tax rate
1.91%87th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
6.3%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
5.911th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
82%
Violent crime rate
34 per 100k10th percentile
Property crime rate
445 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6721th percentile
Outdoor access
2727th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
7%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Coal City, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F17°F2.1″6.4″131 hrs
Feb37°F20°F1.7″5.2″148 hrs
Mar48°F29°F2.1″0.4″194 hrs
Apr61°F39°F3.8″—227 hrs
May72°F51°F4.6″—264 hrs
Jun81°F60°F4.5″—305 hrs
Jul85°F65°F3.9″—334 hrs
Aug82°F63°F3.8″—305 hrs
Sep77°F55°F3.3″—266 hrs
Oct64°F44°F3.1″—200 hrs
Nov50°F33°F2.5″0.3″156 hrs
Dec37°F23°F2.0″6.1″127 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