Hot-summer humid continental
Marion, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa · Population 42k · 860 ft elevation
Living in Marion
Marion has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marion at a glance
- Population
- 42k
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $231k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $978/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.73%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 126 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 603 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th 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 | 30°F | 12°F | 1.2″ | 8.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 8.3″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 4.0″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 1.5″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 1.7″ | 9.0″ | 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