Warm-summer humid continental
New Hampton, Iowa
Chickasaw County, Iowa · Population 3.5k · 1,168 ft elevation
Living in New Hampton
New Hampton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Hampton at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,168 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,693 hrs37th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $159k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $838/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 88 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 325th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 5°F | 1.3″ | 9.7″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 10.3″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 2.4″ | 6.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 1.4″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 5.0″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 6.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 24°F | 2.1″ | 2.9″ | 156 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 12°F | 1.7″ | 7.9″ | 133 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