Warm-summer humid continental
Sheldon, Iowa
O'Brien County, Iowa · Population 5.4k · 1,417 ft elevation
Living in Sheldon
Sheldon has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sheldon at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 1,417 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,854 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $842/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.30%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 321 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 339 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 5°F | 0.9″ | 8.7″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 7.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 21°F | 1.9″ | 6.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 3.3″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 0.5″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 22°F | 1.5″ | 4.7″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 9.6″ | 154 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