Hot-summer humid continental
Olney, Illinois
Richland County, Illinois · Population 8.9k · 476 ft elevation
Living in Olney
Olney 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 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Olney at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 476 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,801 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $97k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 131 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,183 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4710th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 3.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 2.6″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 4.2″ | 1.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.6″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 3.5″ | 2.7″ | 138 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