Hot-summer humid continental
Geneseo, Illinois
Henry County, Illinois · Population 6.6k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Geneseo
Geneseo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Geneseo at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,710 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $952/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.73%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 46 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 662 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 9.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 6.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 2.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 0.7″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.6″ | 160 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 7.3″ | 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