Hot-summer humid continental
Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee County, Iowa · Population 5.2k · 1,184 ft elevation
Living in Cherokee
Cherokee has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cherokee at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,871 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $707/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 96 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 212 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 7.5″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 11°F | 0.8″ | 8.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 5.2″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 2.7″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | 0.1″ | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 5.2″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 37°F | 2.3″ | 0.5″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 4.0″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 9.4″ | 160 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