Hot-summer humid continental
Oelwein, Iowa
Fayette County, Iowa · Population 5.9k · 1,040 ft elevation
Living in Oelwein
Oelwein has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ 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 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oelwein at a glance
- Population
- 5.9k
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,696 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $97k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $762/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 295 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 816 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 44th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.1″ | 8.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 1.1″ | 10.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 1.9″ | 4.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 2.2″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 2.6″ | 0.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 1.6″ | 1.8″ | 160 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 10.9″ | 131 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