Hot-summer humid continental
Monmouth, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois · Population 8.8k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Monmouth
Monmouth has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Monmouth at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,722 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $88k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $652/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.00%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 198 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 933 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.9″ | 8.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 6.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 3.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 5.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 1.4″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 4.8″ | 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