Hot-summer humid continental
Red Bud, Illinois
Randolph County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 469 ft elevation
Living in Red Bud
Red Bud has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 62 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Red Bud at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $810/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 160 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 2.7″ | 1.4″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 1.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 65°F | 3.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 2.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 143 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