Hot-summer humid continental
Volo, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois · Population 6.4k · 791 ft elevation
Living in Volo
Volo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Volo at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 791 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,610 hrs23th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $294k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,229/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $146k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.34%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 92 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 966 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.6″ | 11.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 8.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.9″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.0″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 1.4″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.9″ | 8.2″ | 124 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