Hot-summer humid continental
Boone, Iowa
Boone County, Iowa · Population 12k · 1,125 ft elevation
Living in Boone
Boone has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Boone at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $791/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 88 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 690 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 9.9″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 9.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 2.3″ | 5.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 5.2″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 1.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 16°F | 1.6″ | 7.9″ | 147 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