Hot-summer humid continental
Jerseyville, Illinois
Jersey County, Illinois · Population 7.4k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Jerseyville
Jerseyville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jerseyville at a glance
- Population
- 7.4k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,809 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $826/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.03%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 144 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,400 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 192th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th 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 | 36°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 4.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 3.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 1.6″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 5.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 2.2″ | 146 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