Hot-summer humid continental

Posen, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 5.3k · 597 ft elevation

Living in Posen

Posen has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).

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

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Posen at a glance

Population
5.3k
Elevation
597 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
45°F47th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,593 hrs20th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$173k26th percentile
Median rent
$1,478/mo67th percentile
Median household income
$72k46th percentile
Property tax rate
1.95%88th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
5.7%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
12.582th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
12%3th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
12%
Violent crime rate
577 per 100k91th percentile
Property crime rate
2,456 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
88th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Posen, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F20°F2.3″12.5″122 hrs
Feb37°F23°F2.1″10.1″140 hrs
Mar48°F32°F2.7″5.7″193 hrs
Apr60°F42°F4.2″1.0″224 hrs
May72°F53°F4.8″—259 hrs
Jun81°F63°F4.5″—303 hrs
Jul85°F68°F4.0″—331 hrs
Aug83°F67°F4.1″—300 hrs
Sep77°F59°F3.3″—259 hrs
Oct64°F47°F3.9″0.1″194 hrs
Nov50°F35°F2.7″1.5″150 hrs
Dec38°F25°F2.3″7.9″118 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