Warm-summer humid continental
Forest City, Iowa
Winnebago County, Iowa · Population 4.3k · 1,266 ft elevation
Living in Forest City
Forest City has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Forest City at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,266 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,749 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $719/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.73%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 98%100th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Violent crime rate
- 120 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 383 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 6°F | 1.1″ | 8.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 10°F | 1.3″ | 9.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 2.8″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.5″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 3.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 8.7″ | 138 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