Hot-summer humid continental

North Aurora, Illinois

Kane County, Illinois · Population 18k · 689 ft elevation

Living in North Aurora

North Aurora has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

North Aurora at a glance

Population
18k
Elevation
689 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
39″35th percentile
Annual snowfall
28″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,609 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$324k61th percentile
Median rent
$1,596/mo71th percentile
Median household income
$112k81th percentile
Property tax rate
2.38%95th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
5.9%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
11.877th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
143 per 100k43th percentile
Property crime rate
1,158 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9564th percentile
Outdoor access
2323th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in North Aurora, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F16°F1.9″9.1″137 hrs
Feb35°F19°F1.8″7.9″157 hrs
Mar47°F29°F2.4″2.6″194 hrs
Apr60°F39°F4.0″0.6″220 hrs
May71°F50°F4.9″—257 hrs
Jun80°F60°F4.5″—297 hrs
Jul84°F65°F4.2″—329 hrs
Aug82°F63°F3.9″—300 hrs
Sep76°F55°F3.4″—255 hrs
Oct63°F43°F3.7″—188 hrs
Nov48°F32°F2.7″1.3″150 hrs
Dec36°F22°F2.2″6.4″125 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