Hot-summer humid continental
Manhattan, Illinois
Will County, Illinois · Population 10k · 692 ft elevation
Living in Manhattan
Manhattan 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 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Manhattan at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 692 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $314k60th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,220/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $128k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.73%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 207 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 6.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 2.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 0.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 3.2″ | 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