Hot-summer humid continental
Monticello, Iowa
Jones County, Iowa · Population 4.1k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Monticello
Monticello 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 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Monticello at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $659/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.51%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 49 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 804 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 335th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1313th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.5″ | 8.3″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 12°F | 1.6″ | 8.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 1.8″ | 4.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 5.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 1.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 6.9″ | 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