Hot-summer humid continental

Stickney, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 7k · 610 ft elevation

Living in Stickney

Stickney has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.

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

Stickney at a glance

Population
7k
Elevation
610 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
34″24th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,415 hrs10th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$236k44th percentile
Median rent
$1,114/mo44th percentile
Median household income
$67k40th percentile
Property tax rate
2.44%95th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
5.2%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
14.695th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
25%16th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
35%
Violent crime rate
88 per 100k27th percentile
Property crime rate
700 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
88th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Stickney, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F19°F1.5″12.5″95 hrs
Feb37°F23°F1.5″10.1″119 hrs
Mar48°F32°F1.9″5.7″183 hrs
Apr60°F41°F3.6″1.0″211 hrs
May71°F52°F4.1″—246 hrs
Jun81°F62°F4.0″—287 hrs
Jul85°F68°F3.5″—323 hrs
Aug83°F66°F4.0″—295 hrs
Sep76°F59°F2.8″—247 hrs
Oct63°F47°F3.5″0.1″179 hrs
Nov49°F35°F2.4″1.5″133 hrs
Dec38°F25°F1.8″7.9″99 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