Hot-summer humid continental
Ottumwa, Iowa
Wapello County, Iowa · Population 25k · 673 ft elevation
Living in Ottumwa
Ottumwa has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ottumwa at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 673 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $956/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%80th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 272 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,207 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 5.8″ | 186 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 30°F | 2.2″ | 3.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 1.4″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.5″ | 207 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 2.1″ | 1.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 20°F | 1.4″ | 4.2″ | 150 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