Hot-summer humid continental
Winterset, Iowa
Madison County, Iowa · Population 5.4k · 1,096 ft elevation
Living in Winterset
Winterset has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Winterset at a glance
- Population
- 5.4k
- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,799 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $182k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $943/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.89%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 203 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 534 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 0.8″ | 7.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 13°F | 1.3″ | 8.3″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 2.1″ | 4.7″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 225 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 210 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 2.7″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 5.9″ | 154 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