Hot-summer humid continental
Schaumburg, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 77k · 807 ft elevation
Living in Schaumburg
Schaumburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°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 (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Schaumburg at a glance
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $312k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,774/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.05%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.066th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,644 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 1.9″ | 11.9″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 6.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 4.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 29°F | 2.5″ | 1.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 8.7″ | 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