Hot-summer humid continental
Zion, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois · Population 24k · 659 ft elevation
Living in Zion
Zion 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.
Zion at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 659 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
- $179k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,139/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.37%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 334 per 100k75th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 876 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 11.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 9.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 5.7″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.3″ | 1.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 7.0″ | 124 hrs |
Near Zion
- Beach Park, IL · 14k
- Winthrop Harbor, IL · 6.7k
- Wadsworth, IL · 3.5k
- Waukegan, IL · 89k
- Gurnee, IL · 30k
- Park City, IL · 7.6k
- Grandwood Park, IL · 5.3k
- Lindenhurst, IL · 14k
Largest places in Illinois
- Chicago, IL · 2.7M
- Aurora, IL · 180k
- Joliet, IL · 150k
- Naperville, IL · 149k
- Rockford, IL · 148k
- Elgin, IL · 114k
- Springfield, IL · 114k
- Peoria, IL · 112k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology