Hot-summer humid continental
Vandalia, Illinois
Fayette County, Illinois · Population 6k · 528 ft elevation
Living in Vandalia
Vandalia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Vandalia at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 528 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $89k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $738/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 355 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,554 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th 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 | 37°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 3.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 4.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 1.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | 0.3″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 5.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 2.4″ | 137 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