Hot-summer humid continental
Riverton, Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois · Population 3.5k · 581 ft elevation
Living in Riverton
Riverton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 50 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Riverton at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 581 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,748 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $140k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,035/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.03%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 288 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,007 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th 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 | 36°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 6.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 6.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 3.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 4.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 2.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.3″ | 135 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