Hot-summer humid continental

Anamosa, Iowa

Jones County, Iowa · Population 5.6k · 843 ft elevation

Living in Anamosa

Anamosa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).

Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Anamosa at a glance

Population
5.6k
Elevation
843 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
36°F7th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
34″74th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,695 hrs38th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$165k23th percentile
Median rent
$897/mo24th percentile
Median household income
$56k24th percentile
Property tax rate
1.66%79th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.9%
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
82%93th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
67 per 100k21th percentile
Property crime rate
353 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
335th percentile
Outdoor access
1212th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
295 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Anamosa, Iowa
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F9°F1.5″8.7″154 hrs
Feb32°F12°F1.6″8.3″177 hrs
Mar45°F24°F1.8″4.0″210 hrs
Apr59°F36°F4.0″1.5″219 hrs
May70°F47°F4.8″—264 hrs
Jun80°F58°F5.8″—295 hrs
Jul83°F62°F5.2″—330 hrs
Aug81°F59°F4.5″—303 hrs
Sep75°F50°F3.7″—258 hrs
Oct61°F38°F3.2″0.6″194 hrs
Nov46°F26°F2.3″2.2″161 hrs
Dec33°F16°F1.8″9.0″132 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