Hot-summer humid continental
Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshall County, Iowa · Population 27k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Marshalltown
Marshalltown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Marshalltown at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $864/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 282 per 100k69th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,302 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 6.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 1.2″ | 5.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 3.3″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.9″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 0.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 1.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 7.8″ | 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