Hot-summer humid continental

La Grange Park, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 13k · 633 ft elevation

Living in La Grange Park

La Grange Park has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

La Grange Park at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
633 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
42″82th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,609 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$428k75th percentile
Median rent
$1,423/mo64th percentile
Median household income
$119k84th percentile
Property tax rate
2.12%91th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
14.091th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
62%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
79%
Violent crime rate
60 per 100k18th percentile
Property crime rate
388 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
1212th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in La Grange Park, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F19°F1.5″12.6″137 hrs
Feb37°F23°F1.5″14.5″157 hrs
Mar48°F32°F1.9″4.1″194 hrs
Apr60°F41°F3.6″0.8″220 hrs
May71°F52°F4.1″—257 hrs
Jun81°F62°F4.0″—297 hrs
Jul85°F68°F3.5″—329 hrs
Aug83°F66°F4.0″—300 hrs
Sep76°F59°F2.8″—255 hrs
Oct63°F46°F3.5″—188 hrs
Nov49°F35°F2.4″0.6″150 hrs
Dec38°F25°F1.8″9.7″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