Hot-summer humid continental
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois · Population 14k · 509 ft elevation
Living in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 63 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 509 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $90k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $893/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.29%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 576 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,013 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 3.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 3.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.0″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 5.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 2.5″ | 139 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