Hot-summer humid continental
Rushville, Illinois
Schuyler County, Illinois · Population 2.7k · 682 ft elevation
Living in Rushville
Rushville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rushville at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,755 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $831/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.89%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 35 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 111th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 3.3″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 4.5″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | — | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 5.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.4″ | 2.5″ | 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