Hot-summer humid continental
Eldora, Iowa
Hardin County, Iowa · Population 2.6k · 1,089 ft elevation
Living in Eldora
Eldora has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eldora at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $109k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $735/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.14%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,279 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 891 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 8.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 8.8″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 1.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 5.2″ | 0.4″ | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 1.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.4″ | 147 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