Hot-summer humid continental
Wilton, Iowa
Muscatine County, Iowa · Population 2.9k · 689 ft elevation
Living in Wilton
Wilton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wilton at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,741 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $829/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 1.4″ | 7.0″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 8.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 2.4″ | 4.0″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.7″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 4.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 61°F | 5.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | 0.3″ | 203 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 2.2″ | 1.4″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 7.4″ | 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