Hot-summer humid continental
Pontiac, Illinois
Livingston County, Illinois · Population 11k · 656 ft elevation
Living in Pontiac
Pontiac has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pontiac at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,655 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $818/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.31%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 309 per 100k72th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 899 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 6.7″ | 132 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 1.8″ | 8.0″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 3.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 5.7″ | 128 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