Hot-summer humid continental
Rantoul, Illinois
Champaign County, Illinois · Population 13k · 751 ft elevation
Living in Rantoul
Rantoul has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rantoul at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 751 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,728 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $899/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.31%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 3%
- Violent crime rate
- 522 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,330 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 5.1″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 4.2″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 2.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 4.9″ | 132 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