Hot-summer humid continental

Marquette Heights, Illinois

Tazewell County, Illinois · Population 2.6k · 633 ft elevation

Living in Marquette Heights

Marquette Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).

Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Marquette Heights at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
633 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
26″65th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,750 hrs43th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$122k11th percentile
Median rent
$1,132/mo45th percentile
Median household income
$77k53th percentile
Property tax rate
2.06%90th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
6.720th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
25%16th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
45%
Overall natural-hazard risk
8438th percentile
Outdoor access
2121th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Marquette Heights, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F18°F2.1″7.7″145 hrs
Feb39°F22°F2.0″6.9″158 hrs
Mar51°F32°F2.7″3.3″199 hrs
Apr64°F42°F4.0″0.5″230 hrs
May74°F53°F4.7″—269 hrs
Jun83°F63°F3.7″—314 hrs
Jul86°F66°F3.5″—343 hrs
Aug85°F65°F3.3″—311 hrs
Sep79°F56°F3.5″—273 hrs
Oct66°F45°F3.2″0.1″208 hrs
Nov51°F33°F2.7″1.5″168 hrs
Dec39°F23°F2.2″6.2″134 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