Hot-summer humid continental
Waterloo, Iowa
Black Hawk County, Iowa · Population 67k · 863 ft elevation
Living in Waterloo
Waterloo has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Waterloo at a glance
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,771 hrs46th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $150k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $896/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.66%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%77th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 472 per 100k86th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,566 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th 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 | 28°F | 11°F | 1.1″ | 10.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 1.1″ | 9.3″ | 193 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.0″ | 4.6″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 1.9″ | 3.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 1.4″ | 9.9″ | 144 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