Hot-summer humid continental
Onawa, Iowa
Monona County, Iowa · Population 2.9k · 1,047 ft elevation
Living in Onawa
Onawa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Onawa at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,901 hrs57th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $126k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,005/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 9°F | 0.5″ | 7.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 6.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 4.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 35°F | 3.3″ | 1.8″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 4.6″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 4.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 50°F | 3.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 37°F | 2.3″ | 0.3″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 2.8″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 7.1″ | 157 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