Hot-summer humid continental
Tuscola, Illinois
Douglas County, Illinois · Population 4.7k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Tuscola
Tuscola has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ 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.
Tuscola at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,726 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $837/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.69%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 300 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 751 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th 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 | 34°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 5.0″ | 144 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 4.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 2.9″ | 2.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | — | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 3.7″ | 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