Hot-summer humid continental

Grundy Center, Iowa

Grundy County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 1,030 ft elevation

Living in Grundy Center

Grundy Center has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).

Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Grundy Center at a glance

Population
2.8k
Elevation
1,030 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
37″30th percentile
Annual snowfall
32″72th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,770 hrs46th percentile
Median AQI
4982th percentile
Median home value
$173k26th percentile
Median rent
$684/mo4th percentile
Median household income
$78k53th percentile
Property tax rate
1.40%69th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.9%
Unemployment rate
1.0%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
7.736th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
95%100th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
85%
Violent crime rate
35 per 100k10th percentile
Property crime rate
177 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
131th percentile
Outdoor access
22th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Grundy Center, Iowa
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan26°F9°F0.8″9.2″166 hrs
Feb31°F13°F1.0″5.9″193 hrs
Mar44°F24°F1.9″3.9″218 hrs
Apr59°F35°F3.9″1.4″221 hrs
May70°F48°F4.9″—265 hrs
Jun80°F59°F5.7″—298 hrs
Jul83°F62°F4.4″—336 hrs
Aug81°F60°F4.8″—306 hrs
Sep75°F51°F3.3″—257 hrs
Oct62°F38°F2.9″0.3″197 hrs
Nov45°F26°F1.9″2.1″168 hrs
Dec32°F15°F1.4″9.5″144 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