Hot-summer humid continental
Colona, Illinois
Henry County, Illinois · Population 5.2k · 610 ft elevation
Living in Colona
Colona has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Colona at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,723 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $152k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $881/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.04%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 142 per 100k42th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,194 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 9.8″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 6.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 2.8″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 1.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 7.3″ | 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