Hot-summer humid continental
Knoxville, Iowa
Marion County, Iowa · Population 7.5k · 906 ft elevation
Living in Knoxville
Knoxville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Knoxville at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $810/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 500 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 743 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 7.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 6.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 3.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.8″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 2.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 3.1″ | 154 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