Hot-summer humid continental
Mitchellville, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa · Population 2.6k · 961 ft elevation
Living in Mitchellville
Mitchellville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mitchellville at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $773/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.54%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 83%95th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 78%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.0″ | 6.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 8.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 3.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 4.8″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 1.0″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 4.5″ | 153 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