Hot-summer humid continental
Missouri Valley, Iowa
Harrison County, Iowa · Population 2.7k · 1,020 ft elevation
Living in Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Missouri Valley at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $127k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $812/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.73%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 380 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 837 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 7.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 13°F | 1.0″ | 6.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 26°F | 1.8″ | 4.1″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.9″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 2.2″ | 185 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 6.6″ | 158 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