Hot-summer humid continental
Nashville, Illinois
Washington County, Illinois · Population 3k · 518 ft elevation
Living in Nashville
Nashville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 65 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nashville at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 518 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $147k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $816/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.04%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 3.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 3.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 1.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 3.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 2.5″ | 143 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