Hot-summer humid continental

Willow Springs, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois · Population 5.9k · 640 ft elevation

Living in Willow Springs

Willow 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 (39″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.

Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Willow Springs at a glance

Population
5.9k
Elevation
640 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
39″79th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,658 hrs33th percentile
Median AQI
5389th percentile
Median home value
$371k69th percentile
Median rent
$1,328/mo59th percentile
Median household income
$103k76th percentile
Property tax rate
1.99%89th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Homes with broadband
92%55th percentile
Walkability index
9.562th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
5%1th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
35%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
381 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
10093th percentile
Outdoor access
2121th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
230 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Willow Springs, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F15°F2.3″12.5″131 hrs
Feb37°F18°F2.0″10.1″148 hrs
Mar49°F28°F2.5″5.7″194 hrs
Apr62°F39°F4.1″1.0″227 hrs
May74°F50°F5.0″—265 hrs
Jun84°F60°F4.7″—306 hrs
Jul90°F64°F4.1″—335 hrs
Aug87°F64°F4.5″—305 hrs
Sep80°F55°F3.5″—266 hrs
Oct65°F43°F3.7″0.1″200 hrs
Nov50°F31°F2.7″1.5″155 hrs
Dec38°F21°F2.4″7.9″126 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