Warm-summer humid continental
Sibley, Iowa
Osceola County, Iowa · Population 2.8k · 1,503 ft elevation
Living in Sibley
Sibley has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sibley at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,503 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,854 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $770/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.38%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th 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 | 23°F | 5°F | 0.7″ | 8.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 9°F | 0.8″ | 7.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 1.6″ | 7.0″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 3.7″ | 228 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.3″ | 1.1″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 22°F | 1.4″ | 5.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 9.1″ | 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