Hot-summer humid continental
Knoxville, Illinois
Knox County, Illinois · Population 3.1k · 784 ft elevation
Living in Knoxville
Knoxville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Knoxville at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $140k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $675/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 424 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 2.1″ | 6.4″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 2.1″ | 7.7″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 3.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 5.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 5.9″ | 135 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