Warm-summer humid continental
Estherville, Iowa
Emmet County, Iowa · Population 5.9k · 1,296 ft elevation
Living in Estherville
Estherville has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Estherville at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 1,296 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,783 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $739/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.73%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 225 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 260 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 5°F | 0.8″ | 9.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 8.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 6.0″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 5.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 4.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 8.0″ | 143 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