Hot-summer humid continental
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa · Population 3.7k · 1,240 ft elevation
Living in Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Emmetsburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 1,240 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,782 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $589/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 28 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 442 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 8.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 5.9″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 2.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.4″ | 0.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 4.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 7.1″ | 144 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