Hot-summer humid continental
Cascade, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa · Population 2.6k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Cascade
Cascade has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cascade at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $196k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $822/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 8.3″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 8.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 4.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 6.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 1.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 6.9″ | 132 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