Warm-summer humid continental
Richmond, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois · Population 2.5k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Richmond
Richmond has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Richmond at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,183/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.53%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 469 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 13.9″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 8.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 4.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 2.6″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 3.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 7.1″ | 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