Hot-summer humid continental
Fairfield, Iowa
Jefferson County, Iowa · Population 9.4k · 778 ft elevation
Living in Fairfield
Fairfield has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fairfield at a glance
- Population
- 9.4k
- Elevation
- 778 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,739 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $864/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 126 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 682 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 6.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 7.2″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 2.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.7″ | 1.0″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 5.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.3″ | 0.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 3.5″ | 136 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