Hot-summer humid continental
Normal, Illinois
McLean County, Illinois · Population 53k · 814 ft elevation
Living in Normal
Normal has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Normal at a glance
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,728 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $200k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $974/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.37%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 290 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,639 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.4″ | 7.5″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 5.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 2.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 0.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 2.3″ | 3.6″ | 132 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