Hot-summer humid continental
West Branch, Iowa
Cedar County, Iowa · Population 2.5k · 728 ft elevation
Living in West Branch
West Branch has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 35 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Branch at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,741 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $227k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%
- Violent crime rate
- 202 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 605 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 | 11°F | 1.1″ | 7.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 1.4″ | 7.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 2.3″ | 3.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 5.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.6″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.4″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 1.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 17°F | 1.6″ | 7.2″ | 135 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