Hot-summer humid continental
Sandwich, Illinois
DeKalb County, Illinois · Population 7.1k · 666 ft elevation
Living in Sandwich
Sandwich has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandwich at a glance
- Population
- 7.1k
- Elevation
- 666 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $240k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,044/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.07%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 219 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 10.2″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 7.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 3.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 0.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 8.3″ | 127 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