Hot-summer humid continental
Nevada, Iowa
Story County, Iowa · Population 7k · 1,007 ft elevation
Living in Nevada
Nevada 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 (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nevada at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,772 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $178k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $884/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 6.6″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.2″ | 7.8″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 3.8″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 5.3″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 1.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.5″ | 6.5″ | 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