Hot-summer humid continental
Le Mars, Iowa
Plymouth County, Iowa · Population 11k · 1,227 ft elevation
Living in Le Mars
Le Mars has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Le Mars at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,917 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $202k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $908/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 168 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 571 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 7.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 11°F | 0.9″ | 7.5″ | 207 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 23°F | 1.9″ | 4.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 1.9″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.1″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 37°F | 2.4″ | 0.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 2.6″ | 183 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 1.0″ | 6.0″ | 164 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