Hot-summer humid continental
Wilmette, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois · Population 28k · 646 ft elevation
Living in Wilmette
Wilmette has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 53, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wilmette at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,416 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5389th percentile
- Median home value
- $802k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,968/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $192k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 865 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 11.3″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 7.7″ | 119 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 5.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.6″ | 1.9″ | 133 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 2.3″ | 5.9″ | 99 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