Hot-summer humid continental
Huntley, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 28k · 899 ft elevation
Living in Huntley
Huntley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Huntley at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,385/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.25%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 43%47th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 17 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 460 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 2.0″ | 10.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 9.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 4.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 5.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 1.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 8.7″ | 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