Hot-summer humid continental
Harvard, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 9.9k · 961 ft elevation
Living in Harvard
Harvard has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Harvard at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,184/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.35%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 85 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 564 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 9.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 2.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.7″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 1.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 9.3″ | 124 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