Hot-summer humid continental
Keokuk, Iowa
Lee County, Iowa · Population 9.7k · 571 ft elevation
Living in Keokuk
Keokuk has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Keokuk at a glance
- Population
- 9.7k
- Elevation
- 571 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,753 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $94k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $810/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.80%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 267 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,282 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6318th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 7.2″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 1.8″ | 5.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 2.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 228 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 67°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.6″ | 0.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 5.5″ | 139 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