Hot-summer humid continental
Paris, Illinois
Edgar County, Illinois · Population 8.2k · 732 ft elevation
Living in Paris
Paris 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 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Paris at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,715 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $71k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $755/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.00%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 573 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,606 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 356th 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 | 34°F | 16°F | 2.8″ | 8.6″ | 133 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 3.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 3.0″ | 2.0″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | 0.3″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 2.9″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | — | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.7″ | 0.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 2.9″ | 4.0″ | 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