Hot-summer humid continental
Charles City, Iowa
Floyd County, Iowa · Population 7.3k · 1,007 ft elevation
Living in Charles City
Charles City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Charles City at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,693 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $628/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 371 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 628 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 9.5″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 9.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 5.4″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 2.1″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 5.1″ | 0.3″ | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 6.1″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 2.8″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 8.0″ | 133 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