Hot-summer humid continental
Milford, Iowa
Dickinson County, Iowa · Population 3.3k · 1,434 ft elevation
Living in Milford
Milford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Milford at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,434 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,782 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $211k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $806/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.7″ | 8.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 9.3″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 5.3″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 2.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 2.2″ | 0.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 3.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 8.6″ | 143 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