Hot-summer humid continental
Western Springs, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 13k · 689 ft elevation
Living in Western Springs
Western Springs has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Western Springs at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $691k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,932/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $219k98th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 22 per 100k6th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 229 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 12.6″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.0″ | 14.5″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 2.5″ | 4.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 5.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 0.6″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 9.7″ | 125 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