Warm-summer humid continental
Cresco, Iowa
Howard County, Iowa · Population 3.9k · 1,299 ft elevation
Living in Cresco
Cresco has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cresco at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,299 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,668 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $105k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $814/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 154 per 100k45th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 206 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 9.4″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 8°F | 1.2″ | 10.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.0″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 2.4″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 6.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 24°F | 1.9″ | 2.6″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 9.5″ | 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