Hot-summer humid continental
Osceola, Iowa
Clarke County, Iowa · Population 5.5k · 1,148 ft elevation
Living in Osceola
Osceola has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Osceola at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 1,148 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $145k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $832/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 107 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,848 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 8.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 1.3″ | 7.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 26°F | 2.1″ | 3.1″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 5.5″ | 0.2″ | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 2.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 17°F | 1.5″ | 5.7″ | 154 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