Hot-summer humid continental
Dwight, Illinois
Livingston County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Dwight
Dwight has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ 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.
Dwight at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,656 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $992/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.32%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- 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 | 14°F | 2.0″ | 7.9″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 4.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 5.6″ | 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