Hot-summer humid continental

Steger, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 9.4k · 715 ft elevation

Living in Steger

Steger has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.

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

Steger at a glance

Population
9.4k
Elevation
715 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
28″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,593 hrs20th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$134k15th percentile
Median rent
$1,035/mo37th percentile
Median household income
$60k30th percentile
Property tax rate
2.51%96th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
6.0%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
12.883th percentile
Average commute
32 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
12%3th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
27%
Violent crime rate
236 per 100k62th percentile
Property crime rate
1,726 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
1111th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Steger, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F15°F2.5″10.2″122 hrs
Feb35°F18°F2.1″7.5″140 hrs
Mar46°F28°F2.6″4.9″193 hrs
Apr59°F38°F4.0″0.5″224 hrs
May71°F49°F4.6″—259 hrs
Jun80°F59°F4.9″—302 hrs
Jul84°F64°F4.7″—331 hrs
Aug82°F62°F4.0″—300 hrs
Sep76°F55°F3.4″—259 hrs
Oct63°F42°F3.6″0.2″194 hrs
Nov48°F31°F3.0″0.9″151 hrs
Dec36°F22°F2.5″4.0″118 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