Hot-summer humid continental
Madrid, Iowa
Boone County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 1,004 ft elevation
Living in Madrid
Madrid has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Madrid at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,771 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,034/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 7.8″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 1.0″ | 10.0″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 4.2″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 2.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 6.9″ | 147 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