Hot-summer humid continental
Sullivan, Illinois
Moultrie County, Illinois · Population 4.3k · 679 ft elevation
Living in Sullivan
Sullivan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sullivan at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,751 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $790/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.06%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 94 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 23 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 98 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 5.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 2.2″ | 2.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 31°F | 2.8″ | 1.0″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 5.0″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.0″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 2.7″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 0.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 3.7″ | 128 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