Hot-summer humid continental
Mount Zion, Illinois
Macon County, Illinois · Population 6.1k · 712 ft elevation
Living in Mount Zion
Mount Zion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mount Zion at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,726 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $200k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $696/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.30%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 409 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 5.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 1.8″ | 2.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 0.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 3.5″ | 133 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