Hot-summer humid continental
McLeansboro, Illinois
Hamilton County, Illinois · Population 2.8k · 492 ft elevation
Living in McLeansboro
McLeansboro has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
McLeansboro at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $72k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $548/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 155 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 155 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 3.7″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 3.3″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.5″ | 2.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 5.3″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 4.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 63°F | 2.6″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 3.4″ | 139 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