Hot-summer humid continental
Decorah, Iowa
Winneshiek County, Iowa · Population 7.6k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Decorah
Decorah has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Decorah at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,668 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $235k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $788/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 498 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 10.3″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 8.3″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 5.7″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 4.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 6.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 2.4″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.3″ | 9.1″ | 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