Hot-summer humid continental

Mount Morris, Illinois

Ogle County, Illinois · Population 2.7k · 922 ft elevation

Living in Mount Morris

Mount Morris has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ 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 33 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Mount Morris at a glance

Population
2.7k
Elevation
922 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
32″72th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,659 hrs33th percentile
Median AQI
4038th percentile
Median home value
$118k10th percentile
Median rent
$487/mo0th percentile
Median household income
$38k4th percentile
Property tax rate
2.22%93th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
4.7%
Homes with broadband
72%2th percentile
Walkability index
6.315th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
22%
Overall natural-hazard risk
7124th percentile
Outdoor access
109th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Mount Morris, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F13°F1.9″13.6″149 hrs
Feb35°F17°F1.9″6.7″168 hrs
Mar48°F27°F2.8″3.0″206 hrs
Apr61°F38°F3.9″0.8″219 hrs
May73°F49°F4.7″—261 hrs
Jun82°F59°F5.1″—298 hrs
Jul84°F61°F4.4″—329 hrs
Aug83°F59°F3.7″—302 hrs
Sep77°F51°F3.6″—256 hrs
Oct64°F40°F3.2″—191 hrs
Nov48°F29°F2.6″1.5″153 hrs
Dec35°F19°F2.1″6.7″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