Hot-summer humid continental
Bloomfield, Iowa
Davis County, Iowa · Population 2.7k · 869 ft elevation
Living in Bloomfield
Bloomfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bloomfield at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,770 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $123k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $918/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.03%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 322 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 393 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 1.2″ | 7.4″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 5.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 30°F | 2.2″ | 3.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 5.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 1.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 1.5″ | 5.1″ | 148 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