Hot-summer humid continental
Oswego, Illinois
Kendall County, Illinois · Population 35k · 643 ft elevation
Living in Oswego
Oswego 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 (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oswego at a glance
- Population
- 35k
- Elevation
- 643 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
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $319k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,823/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.55%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 70 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 432 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 1.9″ | 9.1″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 7.9″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 2.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.9″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 1.3″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 6.4″ | 126 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