Hot-summer humid continental
Clinton, Iowa
Clinton County, Iowa · Population 24k · 594 ft elevation
Living in Clinton
Clinton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clinton at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $751/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.89%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 283 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,247 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 14°F | 1.4″ | 9.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 7.5″ | 168 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 3.9″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 3.4″ | 0.8″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 2.3″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 7.9″ | 126 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