Hot-summer humid continental
Rock Rapids, Iowa
Lyon County, Iowa · Population 2.7k · 1,394 ft elevation
Living in Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rock Rapids at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,918 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $208k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $763/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 192th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 99th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 6.0″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 7.3″ | 206 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 22°F | 1.5″ | 5.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 3.5″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 36°F | 2.2″ | 0.4″ | 211 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 3.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 12°F | 0.8″ | 8.4″ | 163 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