Warm-summer humid continental
Waukon, Iowa
Allamakee County, Iowa · Population 3.8k · 1,237 ft elevation
Living in Waukon
Waukon has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Waukon at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,668 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $134k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $719/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 53 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 395 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 9°F | 1.2″ | 12.0″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 1.3″ | 10.4″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 2.0″ | 5.0″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 213 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 58°F | 5.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 2.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 15°F | 1.6″ | 8.0″ | 126 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