Hot-summer humid continental
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Dickinson County, Iowa · Population 5.5k · 1,480 ft elevation
Living in Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Spirit Lake at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,783 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $218k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $885/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Violent crime rate
- 162 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,149 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.6″ | 9.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 8.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 6.0″ | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 5.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 2.1″ | 0.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.4″ | 4.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 8.0″ | 143 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