Hot-summer humid continental
Fulton, Illinois
Whiteside County, Illinois · Population 3.5k · 653 ft elevation
Living in Fulton
Fulton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fulton at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $956/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 56 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 617 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 9.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 7.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 3.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 40°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 2.3″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 7.9″ | 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