Hot-summer humid continental
Northbrook, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 35k · 653 ft elevation
Living in Northbrook
Northbrook has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Northbrook at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $644k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,334/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $155k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 20 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 910 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 11.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 7.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 5.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 5.9″ | 124 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