Hot-summer humid continental
Postville, Iowa
Allamakee County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 1,184 ft elevation
Living in Postville
Postville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Postville at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,667 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $100k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $872/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 7°F | 1.1″ | 12.0″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 10.4″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 22°F | 2.1″ | 5.0″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 5.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 2.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 14°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 127 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