Hot-summer humid continental

South Barrington, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 5k · 856 ft elevation

Living in South Barrington

South Barrington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

South Barrington at a glance

Population
5k
Elevation
856 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,610 hrs23th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$986k97th percentile
Median rent
$1,917/mo85th percentile
Median household income
$211k98th percentile
Property tax rate
1.01%52th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
1.7%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
9.764th percentile
Average commute
32 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
53%63th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
53%
Violent crime rate
59 per 100k18th percentile
Property crime rate
632 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
3636th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
361 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in South Barrington, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan29°F14°F2.1″12.6″137 hrs
Feb33°F17°F1.9″8.5″157 hrs
Mar45°F27°F2.4″4.6″194 hrs
Apr58°F37°F4.0″1.1″220 hrs
May69°F48°F5.2″—258 hrs
Jun78°F58°F4.6″—297 hrs
Jul81°F63°F4.0″—330 hrs
Aug79°F61°F4.6″—300 hrs
Sep73°F54°F3.6″—255 hrs
Oct60°F42°F3.4″0.1″188 hrs
Nov46°F30°F2.6″2.0″150 hrs
Dec34°F20°F2.2″9.6″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