Warm-summer humid continental
Lena, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois · Population 2.8k · 961 ft elevation
Living in Lena
Lena has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lena at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $647/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.24%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 10.7″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 8.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 4.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 5.7″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 3.1″ | 0.5″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 2.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 126 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