Hot-summer humid continental

Peotone, Illinois

Will County, Illinois · Population 4.5k · 709 ft elevation

Living in Peotone

Peotone has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Peotone at a glance

Population
4.5k
Elevation
709 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
28″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,592 hrs20th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$261k50th percentile
Median rent
$1,102/mo42th percentile
Median household income
$105k77th percentile
Property tax rate
1.75%83th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
7.329th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
753 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
109th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
164 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Peotone, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F15°F2.5″10.2″122 hrs
Feb35°F18°F2.1″7.5″141 hrs
Mar46°F28°F2.6″4.9″193 hrs
Apr59°F38°F4.0″0.5″224 hrs
May71°F49°F4.6″—258 hrs
Jun80°F59°F4.9″—302 hrs
Jul84°F64°F4.7″—330 hrs
Aug82°F62°F4.0″—299 hrs
Sep76°F55°F3.4″—259 hrs
Oct63°F42°F3.6″0.2″194 hrs
Nov48°F31°F3.0″0.9″151 hrs
Dec36°F22°F2.5″4.0″119 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