Hot-summer humid continental
Independence, Iowa
Buchanan County, Iowa · Population 6.1k · 935 ft elevation
Living in Independence
Independence 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 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Independence at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $157k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 887 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 10.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 1.4″ | 7.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 3.8″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 1.8″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 3.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.7″ | 7.6″ | 131 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