Hot-summer humid continental
Fox River Grove, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 4.5k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Fox River Grove
Fox River Grove has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°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 (39″ 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 42, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fox River Grove at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,157/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.92%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 336 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 14°F | 2.1″ | 12.6″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 8.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 4.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 2.0″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 9.6″ | 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