Hot-summer humid continental
Hamilton, Illinois
Hancock County, Illinois · Population 2.7k · 653 ft elevation
Living in Hamilton
Hamilton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hamilton at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,753 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $106k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $888/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.13%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 7.2″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 5.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 2.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 228 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 5.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 139 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