Hot-summer humid continental

Winthrop Harbor, Illinois

Lake County, Illinois · Population 6.7k · 640 ft elevation

Living in Winthrop Harbor

Winthrop Harbor has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Winthrop Harbor at a glance

Population
6.7k
Elevation
640 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
36″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,611 hrs24th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$239k45th percentile
Median rent
$1,262/mo55th percentile
Median household income
$94k69th percentile
Property tax rate
3.06%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.9%
Unemployment rate
12.9%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
7.634th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
55%64th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
55%
Violent crime rate
76 per 100k24th percentile
Property crime rate
351 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9668th percentile
Outdoor access
2222th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F16°F1.4″11.3″136 hrs
Feb34°F19°F1.5″9.8″156 hrs
Mar45°F27°F2.2″5.7″194 hrs
Apr56°F36°F3.8″0.8″220 hrs
May67°F46°F3.9″—259 hrs
Jun77°F56°F4.5″—298 hrs
Jul82°F62°F3.5″—331 hrs
Aug80°F61°F3.6″—301 hrs
Sep73°F54°F3.6″—255 hrs
Oct61°F43°F3.3″0.1″187 hrs
Nov48°F32°F2.3″1.5″150 hrs
Dec36°F22°F1.9″7.0″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