Hot-summer humid continental
Watseka, Illinois
Iroquois County, Illinois · Population 4.6k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Watseka
Watseka has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 15 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Watseka at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,591 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $104k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $815/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.33%94th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.764th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 112 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,370 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 15°F | 2.1″ | 5.4″ | 123 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 4.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 1.6″ | 193 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 2.6″ | 0.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 2.1″ | 4.4″ | 119 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