Hot-summer humid continental
Newton, Illinois
Jasper County, Illinois · Population 2.9k · 541 ft elevation
Living in Newton
Newton 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 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 60 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Newton at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,750 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.00%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 74 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,144 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 202th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 5.3″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 3.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 2.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 44°F | 5.0″ | 0.2″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 0.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 3.8″ | 129 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