Warm-summer humid continental
Vinton, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa · Population 4.9k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Vinton
Vinton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Vinton at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,695 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $146k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $868/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.68%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 201 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 262 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 8°F | 1.2″ | 8.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 2.0″ | 4.4″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 5.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 5.6″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 25°F | 2.0″ | 1.8″ | 161 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.8″ | 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