Hot-summer humid continental
Granite City, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois · Population 27k · 427 ft elevation
Living in Granite City
Granite City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Granite City at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 427 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,824 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $761/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.99%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 7%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%
- Violent crime rate
- 761 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,705 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 2.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 1.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.5″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 3.3″ | 142 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