Hot-summer humid continental

Lockport, Illinois

Will County, Illinois · Population 26k · 604 ft elevation

Living in Lockport

Lockport has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Lockport at a glance

Population
26k
Elevation
604 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
33″73th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,657 hrs33th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$299k58th percentile
Median rent
$1,503/mo68th percentile
Median household income
$113k82th percentile
Property tax rate
2.59%97th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
10.670th percentile
Average commute
36 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
41 per 100k12th percentile
Property crime rate
417 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
2323th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lockport, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F16°F2.2″10.6″131 hrs
Feb37°F20°F2.0″8.7″148 hrs
Mar49°F30°F2.7″4.2″194 hrs
Apr61°F40°F4.1″0.9″227 hrs
May73°F51°F4.8″—265 hrs
Jun82°F61°F4.7″—305 hrs
Jul85°F65°F4.5″—335 hrs
Aug83°F63°F4.4″—305 hrs
Sep77°F56°F3.3″—266 hrs
Oct64°F44°F3.7″0.1″200 hrs
Nov49°F32°F2.7″1.2″156 hrs
Dec37°F22°F2.1″7.5″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