Hot-summer humid continental
Creston, Iowa
Union County, Iowa · Population 7.5k · 1,316 ft elevation
Living in Creston
Creston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Creston at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 1,316 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,846 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $113k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $672/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 446 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 852 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 6.8″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 7.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 3.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.8″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 1.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 5.4″ | 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