Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Webster County, Iowa · Population 25k · 1,115 ft elevation
Living in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Dodge at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 1,115 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,809 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $129k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $764/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.498th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 940 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,848 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 8.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 11.8″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 5.6″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.5″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | 0.4″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 2.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 7.9″ | 152 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