Hot-summer humid continental
Marengo, Iowa
Iowa County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 748 ft elevation
Living in Marengo
Marengo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marengo at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,694 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $722/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 95%100th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Violent crime rate
- 249 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 747 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 7.6″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 7.7″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.6″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 4.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 1.6″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 6.3″ | 132 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