Hot-summer humid continental
Galva, Illinois
Henry County, Illinois · Population 2.5k · 853 ft elevation
Living in Galva
Galva has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Galva at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $78k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $777/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.6″ | 8.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 8.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 3.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | 1.2″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 7.5″ | 135 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