Hot-summer humid continental
Adel, Iowa
Dallas County, Iowa · Population 6.3k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Adel
Adel has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Adel at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $321k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $842/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k71th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 130 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 940 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 9.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 10.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 27°F | 1.9″ | 2.2″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 8.3″ | 153 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