Hot-summer humid continental
Williamsburg, Iowa
Iowa County, Iowa · Population 3.3k · 823 ft elevation
Living in Williamsburg
Williamsburg has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°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 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Williamsburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th 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
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $702/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 738 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 55th 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 | 28°F | 10°F | 1.2″ | 7.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.5″ | 7.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.2″ | 3.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 0.9″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 39°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.2″ | 1.6″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 16°F | 1.7″ | 6.3″ | 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