Hot-summer humid continental
Wheaton, Illinois
DuPage County, Illinois · Population 53k · 764 ft elevation
Living in Wheaton
Wheaton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wheaton at a glance
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 764 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,609 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $448k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,731/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.08%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 473 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 2.2″ | 9.3″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 5.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 4.5″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 3.6″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | 0.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 4.2″ | 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