Hot-summer humid continental
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa · Population 11k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Oskaloosa at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $129k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $880/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.293th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 294 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 984 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 12°F | 1.8″ | 7.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 5.8″ | 186 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 3.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.7″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 5.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 2.7″ | 0.5″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 1.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 4.2″ | 149 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