Hot-summer humid continental
Fairbury, Illinois
Livingston County, Illinois · Population 3.7k · 705 ft elevation
Living in Fairbury
Fairbury has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairbury at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,729 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $750/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.03%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 84 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 28 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 2.2″ | 5.3″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 4.8″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 2.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.2″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 5.4″ | 132 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