Hot-summer humid continental
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa · Population 137k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids 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 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cedar Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 137k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $177k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $925/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.71%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 265 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,135 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- 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 | 11°F | 0.9″ | 8.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 8.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 1.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 2.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 9.0″ | 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