Hot-summer humid continental
Petersburg, Illinois
Menard County, Illinois · Population 2.6k · 515 ft elevation
Living in Petersburg
Petersburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Petersburg at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 515 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,748 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $175k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $665/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 5.4″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 2.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 1.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.5″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.1″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 2.8″ | 1.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.0″ | 134 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