Hot-summer humid continental
Hillsboro, Illinois
Montgomery County, Illinois · Population 5.7k · 623 ft elevation
Living in Hillsboro
Hillsboro has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 60 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Hillsboro at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $841/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.69%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 95 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 477 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th 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 | 38°F | 21°F | 2.5″ | 5.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 2.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 1.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 5.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.1″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 2.9″ | 136 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