Hot-summer humid continental
Macomb, Illinois
McDonough County, Illinois · Population 15k · 709 ft elevation
Living in Macomb
Macomb has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Macomb at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 709 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,756 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $733/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.81%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 1.9″ | 5.7″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 6.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 2.7″ | 2.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 1.0″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.0″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 1.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 1.8″ | 5.0″ | 136 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