Hot-summer humid continental
Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois · Population 19k · 702 ft elevation
Living in Lake Forest
Lake Forest has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Forest at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $910k96th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,120/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $228k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 20 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 502 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 11.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 7.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 5.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 5.9″ | 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