Hot-summer humid continental
Mattoon, Illinois
Coles County, Illinois · Population 16k · 745 ft elevation
Living in Mattoon
Mattoon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mattoon at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,751 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $764/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 453 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,203 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 20°F | 2.6″ | 5.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.2″ | 3.6″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 2.9″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.1″ | 128 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