Hot-summer humid continental
Carroll, Iowa
Carroll County, Iowa · Population 10k · 1,263 ft elevation
Living in Carroll
Carroll has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Carroll at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 1,263 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,808 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $184k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $718/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 60 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,220 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 8.1″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 9.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 4.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 1.6″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 2.4″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 7.9″ | 153 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