Hot-summer humid continental
Fairfax, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa · Population 2.9k · 771 ft elevation
Living in Fairfax
Fairfax has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairfax at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 771 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,694 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $279k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,188/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 12°F | 0.9″ | 7.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 5.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 3.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 1.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 7.9″ | 132 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