Hot-summer humid continental
Clarinda, Iowa
Page County, Iowa · Population 5.4k · 1,040 ft elevation
Living in Clarinda
Clarinda has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Clarinda at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $653/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.56%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 244 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 695 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th 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 | 33°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 6.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 6.3″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 2.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.9″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 5.6″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.3″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 1.8″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 4.3″ | 164 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