Hot-summer humid continental
Galena, Illinois
Jo Daviess County, Illinois · Population 2.9k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Galena
Galena has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Galena at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,671 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $200k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $773/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.69%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 10.3″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 9.0″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 5.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.4″ | 0.3″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 6.0″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 2.0″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 9.5″ | 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