Hot-summer humid continental
Pella, Iowa
Marion County, Iowa · Population 11k · 896 ft elevation
Living in Pella
Pella has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ 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.
Pella at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 896 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $260k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 92%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 81 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 460 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 9.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.7″ | 6.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 4.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 0.8″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 5.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 1.6″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 6.3″ | 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