Hot-summer humid continental
Pawnee, Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois · Population 2.7k · 610 ft elevation
Living in Pawnee
Pawnee 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 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pawnee at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,792 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $151k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $852/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.85%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.83th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 37 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 98 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 6.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 3.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 2.5″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 66°F | 3.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 136 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