Hot-summer humid continental
Hampton, Iowa
Franklin County, Iowa · Population 4.3k · 1,148 ft elevation
Living in Hampton
Hampton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hampton at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,148 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,773 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $649/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.62%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 253 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 1.0″ | 8.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 6.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 4.3″ | 1.8″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 5.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 6.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 1.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 6.7″ | 146 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