Hot-summer humid continental
Red Oak, Iowa
Montgomery County, Iowa · Population 5.5k · 1,050 ft elevation
Living in Red Oak
Red Oak has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Red Oak at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,846 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $768/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.07%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 465 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,153 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 77th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 7.3″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 8.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 2.6″ | 211 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 6.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 5.4″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 4.0″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.3″ | 0.5″ | 215 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 1.2″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 6.5″ | 158 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