Hot-summer humid continental
Chariton, Iowa
Lucas County, Iowa · Population 4.2k · 1,033 ft elevation
Living in Chariton
Chariton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chariton at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $84k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $716/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.05%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 7.9″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 14°F | 1.4″ | 6.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 3.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 5.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 2.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 3.1″ | 154 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