Hot-summer humid continental
Rochelle, Illinois
Ogle County, Illinois · Population 9.5k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Rochelle
Rochelle has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochelle at a glance
- Population
- 9.5k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $962/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.31%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 231 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 683 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 1.8″ | 8.6″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 8.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 1.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.6″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 1.5″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.9″ | 6.9″ | 126 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