Hot-summer humid continental
Sheridan, Illinois
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 2.6k · 597 ft elevation
Living in Sheridan
Sheridan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sheridan at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $183k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $964/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.00th percentile
- Average commute
- 44 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th 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 | 14°F | 1.9″ | 8.4″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 7.3″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 2.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 0.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 5.3″ | 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