Hot-summer humid continental
Atlantic, Iowa
Cass County, Iowa · Population 6.8k · 1,220 ft elevation
Living in Atlantic
Atlantic has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Atlantic at a glance
- Population
- 6.8k
- Elevation
- 1,220 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,846 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $750/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 254 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,104 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 5.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 7.9″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 3.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 5.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 5.7″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 2.0″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 7.7″ | 158 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