Hot-summer humid continental
Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa · Population 59k · 636 ft elevation
Living in Dubuque
Dubuque 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 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dubuque at a glance
- Population
- 59k
- Elevation
- 636 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,672 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $193k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $943/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%
- Violent crime rate
- 405 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,528 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.3″ | 11.7″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 1.4″ | 8.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 3.7″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.9″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.4″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.4″ | 1.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 9.9″ | 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