Warm-summer humid continental

Center Point, Iowa

Linn County, Iowa · Population 2.6k · 833 ft elevation

Living in Center Point

Center Point has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ 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 26 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Center Point at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
833 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
36°F7th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
34″74th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,695 hrs38th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$216k38th percentile
Median rent
$1,022/mo36th percentile
Median household income
$93k68th percentile
Property tax rate
1.63%78th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.9%
Unemployment rate
1.1%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
6.720th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
75%89th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
65%
Overall natural-hazard risk
8742th percentile
Outdoor access
1111th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Center Point, Iowa
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan26°F8°F1.2″8.3″154 hrs
Feb31°F12°F1.3″8.5″177 hrs
Mar45°F24°F2.0″4.4″210 hrs
Apr59°F35°F3.9″1.4″219 hrs
May70°F47°F5.0″—264 hrs
Jun78°F57°F5.6″—295 hrs
Jul82°F60°F4.2″—330 hrs
Aug79°F58°F4.2″—303 hrs
Sep74°F50°F3.7″—258 hrs
Oct60°F37°F3.2″0.4″194 hrs
Nov44°F25°F2.0″1.8″161 hrs
Dec31°F15°F1.6″8.8″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