Hot-summer humid continental
Harlan, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa · Population 4.9k · 1,263 ft elevation
Living in Harlan
Harlan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Harlan at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,263 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $138k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $856/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 0.9″ | 7.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.6″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 4.0″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 52°F | 4.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 2.4″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 26°F | 1.4″ | 2.2″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 6.7″ | 157 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