Hot-summer humid continental
Shelbyville, Illinois
Shelby County, Illinois · Population 4.2k · 656 ft elevation
Living in Shelbyville
Shelbyville 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 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Shelbyville at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,751 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $111k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $724/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5212th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th 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 | 2.6″ | 5.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 2.1″ | 3.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 1.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | 0.3″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 2.6″ | 128 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