Hot-summer humid continental
Polk City, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa · Population 5.8k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Polk City
Polk City 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 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Polk City at a glance
- Population
- 5.8k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,771 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $385k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $746/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $163k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 98%100th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 92%
- Violent crime rate
- 15 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 511 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.0″ | 9.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 10.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 5.0″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 1.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 4.3″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 3.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 2.5″ | 0.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 1.9″ | 2.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 8.3″ | 148 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