Hot-summer humid continental
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pottawattamie County, Iowa · Population 63k · 981 ft elevation
Living in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Council Bluffs at a glance
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $980/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 525 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,230 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 15°F | 0.8″ | 7.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 0.9″ | 7.8″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 3.0″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 1.0″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 43°F | 2.3″ | 0.5″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 1.4″ | 1.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 5.8″ | 158 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