Hot-summer humid continental

Orange City, Iowa

Sioux County, Iowa · Population 6.3k · 1,430 ft elevation

Living in Orange City

Orange City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°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 (35″ a season).

Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Orange City at a glance

Population
6.3k
Elevation
1,430 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
30″19th percentile
Annual snowfall
35″76th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,917 hrs59th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$245k46th percentile
Median rent
$815/mo15th percentile
Median household income
$82k58th percentile
Property tax rate
1.34%67th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
3.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.9%
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
8.854th percentile
Average commute
10 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
77%90th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
87%
Violent crime rate
45 per 100k13th percentile
Property crime rate
136 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
5212th percentile
Outdoor access
22th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
0%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Orange City, Iowa
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan27°F9°F0.7″6.8″188 hrs
Feb33°F14°F0.9″7.7″207 hrs
Mar46°F25°F1.7″5.6″219 hrs
Apr61°F36°F3.0″3.1″236 hrs
May73°F48°F4.2″0.1″264 hrs
Jun82°F59°F4.5″—311 hrs
Jul85°F62°F3.5″—362 hrs
Aug82°F59°F3.4″—313 hrs
Sep77°F51°F3.2″—261 hrs
Oct63°F38°F2.5″0.9″211 hrs
Nov46°F25°F1.4″3.9″183 hrs
Dec31°F14°F1.0″6.7″164 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