Hot-summer humid continental
Sparta, Illinois
Randolph County, Illinois · Population 4.1k · 525 ft elevation
Living in Sparta
Sparta has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 61 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Sparta at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,822 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $722/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.83%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 272 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,381 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7932th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 3.5″ | 156 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 3.4″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 5.2″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.7″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 0.5″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 2.6″ | 143 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