Hot-summer humid continental
Streator, Illinois
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 12k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Streator
Streator has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Streator at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,656 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $88k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $779/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.06%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 245 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,862 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 9.6″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 4.8″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 3.7″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 200 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 6.8″ | 127 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