Hot-summer humid continental
Le Claire, Iowa
Scott County, Iowa · Population 4.7k · 594 ft elevation
Living in Le Claire
Le Claire has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (36″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Le Claire at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 36″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,724 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $300k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,087/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.44%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 84%95th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 125 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 104 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 10.8″ | 142 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 8.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.6″ | 4.4″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 1.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 2.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 1.9″ | 8.8″ | 133 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