Hot-summer humid continental
Tama, Iowa
Tama County, Iowa · Population 3.1k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Tama
Tama has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ 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 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tama at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,770 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $744/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 459th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 10°F | 1.0″ | 8.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 14°F | 1.0″ | 7.9″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 1.8″ | 4.2″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 1.1″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 5.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 1.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 8.6″ | 145 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