Hot-summer humid continental
Galesburg, Illinois
Knox County, Illinois · Population 30k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Galesburg
Galesburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Galesburg at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,722 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $90k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $719/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.04%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 453 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,052 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.7″ | 9.0″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 6.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 5.3″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 1.7″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 5.9″ | 134 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