Hot-summer humid continental
Monticello, Illinois
Piatt County, Illinois · Population 6.3k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Monticello
Monticello has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Monticello at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,030/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 232 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.3″ | 7.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 4.4″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 2.9″ | 2.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.1″ | 0.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 2.8″ | 133 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