Hot-summer humid continental
Morrison, Illinois
Whiteside County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 686 ft elevation
Living in Morrison
Morrison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Morrison at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 686 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,104/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.11%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 202 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 454 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 10.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 7.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 3.6″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 2.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 6.3″ | 126 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