Hot-summer humid continental
Morton, Illinois
Tazewell County, Illinois · Population 17k · 719 ft elevation
Living in Morton
Morton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Morton at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $239k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,001/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 96 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 606 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 6.8″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 5.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 2.8″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 5.2″ | 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