Hot-summer humid continental
Manchester, Iowa
Delaware County, Iowa · Population 5.1k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Manchester
Manchester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Manchester at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $743/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 244 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 581 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5011th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.1″ | 9.2″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 1.4″ | 8.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 4.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 1.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 6.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 2.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.5″ | 131 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