Hot-summer humid continental

Camanche, Iowa

Clinton County, Iowa · Population 4.6k · 597 ft elevation

Living in Camanche

Camanche has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Camanche at a glance

Population
4.6k
Elevation
597 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
36″28th percentile
Annual snowfall
32″72th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,658 hrs33th percentile
Median AQI
4570th percentile
Median home value
$175k26th percentile
Median rent
$815/mo15th percentile
Median household income
$69k42th percentile
Property tax rate
1.60%77th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.9%
Unemployment rate
0.9%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
11.274th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Violent crime rate
177 per 100k50th percentile
Property crime rate
375 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6519th percentile
Outdoor access
3535th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Camanche, Iowa
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan29°F14°F1.4″9.2″149 hrs
Feb34°F18°F1.7″7.5″168 hrs
Mar48°F29°F2.3″3.9″207 hrs
Apr62°F40°F3.4″0.8″219 hrs
May73°F51°F4.4″—261 hrs
Jun81°F61°F4.7″—298 hrs
Jul84°F65°F3.9″—329 hrs
Aug82°F63°F4.2″—302 hrs
Sep76°F55°F3.7″—256 hrs
Oct63°F43°F2.6″0.3″192 hrs
Nov48°F31°F2.2″2.3″153 hrs
Dec35°F21°F1.9″7.9″126 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