Hot-summer humid continental
Jefferson, Iowa
Greene County, Iowa · Population 4.2k · 1,060 ft elevation
Living in Jefferson
Jefferson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°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 (32″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jefferson at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 1,060 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,808 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 121 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 652 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 325th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 4.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.9″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 1.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 7.5″ | 153 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