Hot-summer humid continental
Saylorville, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa · Population 3.6k · 869 ft elevation
Living in Saylorville
Saylorville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Saylorville at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $288k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,642/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.47%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 15 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 511 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 1.0″ | 6.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 1.0″ | 8.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.0″ | 3.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.7″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 5.3″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.4″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 2.7″ | 0.6″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 1.0″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 4.5″ | 153 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