Hot-summer humid continental
Winnebago, Illinois
Winnebago County, Illinois · Population 2.9k · 879 ft elevation
Living in Winnebago
Winnebago has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winnebago at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $941/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.91%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 34 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 723 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 10.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 8.5″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 4.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 2.6″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 2.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 9.4″ | 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