Hot-summer humid continental
Flora, Illinois
Clay County, Illinois · Population 4.9k · 505 ft elevation
Living in Flora
Flora has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 62 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Flora at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $78k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $728/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 174 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 976 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 3.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.2″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 5.3″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 63°F | 5.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 4.5″ | 138 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