Hot-summer humid continental
Princeton, Illinois
Bureau County, Illinois · Population 7.8k · 719 ft elevation
Living in Princeton
Princeton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Princeton at a glance
- Population
- 7.8k
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,710 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.90%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 66 per 100k20th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 695 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 2.0″ | 8.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 6.9″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 5.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.2″ | 6.8″ | 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