Hot-summer humid continental
Iowa City, Iowa
Johnson County, Iowa · Population 75k · 669 ft elevation
Living in Iowa City
Iowa City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Iowa City at a glance
- Population
- 75k
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,741 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $274k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,094/mo42th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.74%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 257 per 100k65th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,606 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th 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 | 31°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 7.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 7.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 3.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.9″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.2″ | 1.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 7.2″ | 135 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