Hot-summer humid continental
Humboldt, Iowa
Humboldt County, Iowa · Population 4.8k · 1,086 ft elevation
Living in Humboldt
Humboldt has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Humboldt at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 1,086 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,809 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $163k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $731/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.47%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 00th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 9°F | 0.9″ | 8.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 11.8″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 5.6″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | 0.4″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 5.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 26°F | 1.6″ | 2.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 7.9″ | 152 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