Hot-summer humid continental
Centerville, Iowa
Appanoose County, Iowa · Population 5.4k · 1,020 ft elevation
Living in Centerville
Centerville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Centerville at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $758/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 263 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 713 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2424th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 7.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 5.0″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 3.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 1.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 5.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 28°F | 2.2″ | 1.9″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 2.3″ | 155 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