Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:30 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:40 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 6°F38 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 19 days8 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Osage station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsPioneer State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.5 miInterstate Parkpark · 5.3 miBennett Accesspark · 5.3 miWestern Great Wapsi Line Trailstate recreation area · 10.0 miWapsi Great Western Line Trailstate recreation area · 10.8 miWapsi River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 114 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMitchell County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025239 of 344 days measured97 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Olmsted County, MN, 48 mi away
Drinking waterOsage Municipal Water Supplyserves 3,637 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,196 ft365 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFloyd County Medical Center21.7 miPost officeOsage Post Office5.1 miTown hallOsage City Hall5.1 miPoliceOsage Police Department5.2 miFire stationOsage Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50481 ZIP area.
