Hot-summer humid continental
Shenandoah, Iowa
Page County, Iowa · Population 4.9k · 974 ft elevation
Living in Shenandoah
Shenandoah has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Shenandoah at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,865 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $110k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $762/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.54%75th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 82 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 329 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 7.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 7.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 29°F | 2.1″ | 2.8″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 40°F | 3.3″ | 1.2″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 53°F | 6.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 5.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 2.8″ | 0.6″ | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 1.5″ | 186 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 5.8″ | 159 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