Humid subtropical
Mount Carmel, Illinois
Wabash County, Illinois · Population 6.9k · 449 ft elevation
Living in Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 65 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mount Carmel at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 449 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,762 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $89k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $750/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.43%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 60 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 149 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 25°F | 3.6″ | 2.3″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 2.5″ | 145 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | 1.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 5.1″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 5.8″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.5″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 47°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 2.8″ | 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