Hot-summer humid continental

Fairview Heights, Illinois

St. Clair County, Illinois · Population 16k · 581 ft elevation

Living in Fairview Heights

Fairview Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).

Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Fairview Heights at a glance

Population
16k
Elevation
581 ft
Average daily high
66°F50th percentile
Average daily low
46°F52th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
11″47th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,823 hrs52th percentile
Median AQI
4776th percentile
Median home value
$167k24th percentile
Median rent
$1,177/mo49th percentile
Median household income
$78k53th percentile
Property tax rate
1.77%83th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
6.3%
Homes with broadband
89%38th percentile
Walkability index
12.179th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
419 per 100k83th percentile
Property crime rate
2,972 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
77th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Fairview Heights, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan40°F24°F2.5″3.4″155 hrs
Feb45°F27°F2.0″3.3″154 hrs
Mar56°F35°F3.3″1.0″195 hrs
Apr67°F45°F4.5″—242 hrs
May76°F56°F4.8″—275 hrs
Jun85°F64°F4.4″—327 hrs
Jul88°F68°F3.7″—339 hrs
Aug87°F66°F3.7″—318 hrs
Sep80°F57°F3.4″—272 hrs
Oct69°F46°F3.1″—224 hrs
Nov55°F35°F3.3″0.6″179 hrs
Dec44°F28°F2.3″2.9″142 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