Hot-summer humid continental
Fort Madison, Iowa
Lee County, Iowa · Population 10k · 528 ft elevation
Living in Fort Madison
Fort Madison has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fort Madison at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 528 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,753 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $96k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.46%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 323 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,788 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 6.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 4.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 32°F | 2.7″ | 1.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 54°F | 5.1″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 5.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 68°F | 4.1″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.4″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.3″ | 139 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