Hot-summer humid continental
Holiday Shores, Illinois
Madison County, Illinois · Population 3.2k · 515 ft elevation
Living in Holiday Shores
Holiday Shores 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 (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Holiday Shores at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 515 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
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,755/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.82%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.42th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- 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 | 21°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 2.5″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 3.3″ | 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