Hot-summer humid continental
Elburn, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois · Population 6.1k · 856 ft elevation
Living in Elburn
Elburn has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Elburn at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $358k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,705/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.51%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 501 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.3″ | 9.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 12.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 3.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 1.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.2″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 1.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 10.2″ | 124 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