Hot-summer humid continental
St. Joseph, Illinois
Champaign County, Illinois · Population 3.8k · 673 ft elevation
Living in St. Joseph
St. Joseph has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
St. Joseph at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $257k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $969/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $115k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.01%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th 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 | 34°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 5.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 9.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | 3.0″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.1″ | 1.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 5.5″ | 133 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