Hot-summer humid continental
Clarion, Iowa
Wright County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 1,175 ft elevation
Living in Clarion
Clarion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Clarion at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,773 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $764/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 73 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 292 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 6°F | 0.7″ | 8.9″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 0.9″ | 6.2″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 5.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 1.4″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.3″ | 0.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 2.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 5.9″ | 146 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