Hot-summer humid continental
Joliet, Illinois
Will County, Illinois · Population 150k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Joliet
Joliet has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Joliet at a glance
- Population
- 150k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $249k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,237/mo53th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.24%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%
- Violent crime rate
- 344 per 100k76th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,156 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 6.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 2.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 3.2″ | 127 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