Hot-summer humid continental
Elgin, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois · Population 114k · 751 ft elevation
Living in Elgin
Elgin 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 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Elgin at a glance
- Population
- 114k
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,260/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.42%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.682th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 218 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 928 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 2.0″ | 9.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 8.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 3.7″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 5.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 8.7″ | 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