Hot-summer humid continental
Pittsfield, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois · Population 4.4k · 741 ft elevation
Living in Pittsfield
Pittsfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 52 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Pittsfield at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,810 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $703/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 274 per 100k68th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,469 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 5.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 1.7″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 4.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 5.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 1.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 3.4″ | 145 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