Hot-summer humid continental
Glenwood, Iowa
Mills County, Iowa · Population 5.1k · 1,010 ft elevation
Living in Glenwood
Glenwood has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Glenwood at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,865 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $842/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 189 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 850 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 8.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 16°F | 1.0″ | 7.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 3.4″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 5.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 6.0″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 1.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 17°F | 1.2″ | 3.4″ | 158 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