Hot-summer humid continental
Darien, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois · Population 22k · 761 ft elevation
Living in Darien
Darien has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ 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 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Darien at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $386k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,671/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 14 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 727 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 12.6″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 14.5″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 4.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.8″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 0.6″ | 155 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 9.7″ | 126 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