Hot-summer humid continental
Gibson City, Illinois
Ford County, Illinois · Population 3.6k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Gibson City
Gibson City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gibson City at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,728 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $802/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.79%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 105 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 263th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 1.9″ | 6.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 4.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 1.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 4.6″ | 132 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