Hot-summer humid continental
Maquoketa, Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa · Population 6.1k · 705 ft elevation
Living in Maquoketa
Maquoketa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Maquoketa at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,671 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 413 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,223 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 8.4″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 4.2″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 1.7″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 18°F | 1.8″ | 7.1″ | 127 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