Hot-summer humid continental
Virden, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois · Population 3.2k · 689 ft elevation
Living in Virden
Virden 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 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 53 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Virden at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,792 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $785/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 256 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,310 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 2.0″ | 6.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 3.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 2.5″ | 2.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 66°F | 3.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 3.3″ | 136 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