Hot-summer humid continental
Freeport, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois · Population 24k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Freeport
Freeport has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Freeport at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $86k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $760/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.59%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%
- Violent crime rate
- 253 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,125 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.6″ | 9.7″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.5″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 3.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 5.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.6″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 8.9″ | 126 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