Hot-summer humid continental
Rochester, Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 564 ft elevation
Living in Rochester
Rochester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochester at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,792 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $242k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,333/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.88%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.52th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 367 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 | 19°F | 2.2″ | 6.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 6.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 3.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.3″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 5.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.0″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 2.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 4.3″ | 136 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