Hot-summer humid continental
Tipton, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa · Population 3.1k · 830 ft elevation
Living in Tipton
Tipton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tipton at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,694 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $146k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $823/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.46%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 132 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 461 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 222th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 12°F | 1.4″ | 11.2″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 8.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.1″ | 6.2″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.8″ | 1.7″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.1″ | 0.7″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.2″ | 2.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 19°F | 1.6″ | 9.1″ | 132 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