Hot-summer humid continental

Round Lake, Illinois

Lake County, Illinois · Population 19k · 801 ft elevation

Living in Round Lake

Round Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Round Lake at a glance

Population
19k
Elevation
801 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
43″83th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,610 hrs23th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$257k49th percentile
Median rent
$1,494/mo68th percentile
Median household income
$109k79th percentile
Property tax rate
3.05%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
6.4%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
8.955th percentile
Average commute
31 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
15%5th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
13%
Violent crime rate
86 per 100k27th percentile
Property crime rate
413 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
4141th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
394 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Round Lake, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan29°F14°F1.8″11.0″136 hrs
Feb33°F16°F1.9″12.8″156 hrs
Mar44°F26°F2.5″5.3″194 hrs
Apr57°F36°F4.0″1.8″220 hrs
May68°F48°F4.6″—258 hrs
Jun78°F58°F4.4″—298 hrs
Jul82°F62°F4.0″—331 hrs
Aug81°F61°F4.2″—300 hrs
Sep74°F53°F3.4″—255 hrs
Oct61°F42°F3.2″—188 hrs
Nov47°F30°F2.5″2.5″150 hrs
Dec34°F20°F2.1″9.7″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