Hot-summer humid continental
Godfrey, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois · Population 18k · 617 ft elevation
Living in Godfrey
Godfrey has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 56 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Godfrey at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 617 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $181k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,111/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 18%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 4.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 47°F | 2.9″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 2.2″ | 137 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