Hot-summer humid continental
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Hardin County, Iowa · Population 5.1k · 1,122 ft elevation
Living in Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls 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 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Iowa Falls at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,122 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $106k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $898/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 402 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 765 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 0.9″ | 7.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 7.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 5.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 6.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | — | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 1.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 15°F | 1.5″ | 6.1″ | 146 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