Hot-summer humid continental

River Grove, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 10k · 633 ft elevation

Living in River Grove

River Grove has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.

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

River Grove at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
633 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
38″78th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,609 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$245k46th percentile
Median rent
$1,230/mo53th percentile
Median household income
$75k50th percentile
Property tax rate
2.33%94th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
15.498th percentile
Average commute
33 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
106 per 100k33th percentile
Property crime rate
1,203 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
1414th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in River Grove, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F19°F2.0″11.3″137 hrs
Feb36°F22°F2.0″10.7″157 hrs
Mar47°F31°F2.5″5.5″194 hrs
Apr59°F40°F3.8″1.3″220 hrs
May71°F51°F4.5″—258 hrs
Jun81°F61°F4.1″—297 hrs
Jul85°F67°F3.7″—330 hrs
Aug83°F65°F4.3″—300 hrs
Sep76°F57°F3.2″—255 hrs
Oct63°F46°F3.4″0.2″188 hrs
Nov49°F34°F2.4″1.8″150 hrs
Dec37°F25°F2.1″7.6″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