Hot-summer humid continental
Mendota, Illinois
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 6.9k · 751 ft elevation
Living in Mendota
Mendota has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mendota at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,710 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $826/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.33%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 58 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 305 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 9.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 6.7″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 1.7″ | 160 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 7.5″ | 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