Hot-summer humid continental
Diamond, Illinois
Grundy County, Illinois · Population 2.9k · 571 ft elevation
Living in Diamond
Diamond 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.
Diamond at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- 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
- $1,224/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 221 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.1″ | 6.4″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 5.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | — | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 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