Hot-summer humid continental
Albia, Iowa
Monroe County, Iowa · Population 3.7k · 958 ft elevation
Living in Albia
Albia has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Albia at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $133k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $803/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.55%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 198 per 100k55th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 339 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- 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 | 13°F | 1.1″ | 7.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 8.4″ | 186 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 3.9″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 1.9″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 6.9″ | 150 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