Warm-summer humid continental
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Boone County, Illinois · Population 4.2k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Poplar Grove at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $254k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,443/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.14%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 478 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.6″ | 10.8″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 11.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 3.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 9.7″ | 124 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