Hot-summer humid continental
Iola, Kansas
Allen County, Kansas · Population 5.4k · 981 ft elevation
Living in Iola
Iola has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 62 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Iola at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,954 hrs63th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $78k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $689/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.85%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 454 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,478 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 20°F | 1.3″ | 2.7″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 1.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 1.0″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 5.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 65°F | 5.4″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 34°F | 2.4″ | 0.2″ | 197 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 2.4″ | 178 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