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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Kossuth County / Algona / Zip Codes
Algona, IA has a typical Midwest climate, with warm summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid-70s to low 80s, while winters can be as cold as the single digits. The area gets a fair amount of precipitation throughout the year; June is typically the wettest month. Snowfall averages around 30 inches each winter, making it a great spot for enjoying winter activities like sledding and snowshoeing.

Algona, Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Algona averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Algona. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Algona gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Algona is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Algona, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlgona, IowaUnited States
  32.4 in.38.1 in.
  35.3 in.27.8 in.
  91.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  82.5°85.8°
  6.8°21.7°
  6.77
  44.3
  1194 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Algona with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Algona, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Algona are June, August and September.
In Algona, there are 9.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Algona with an average of 6.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Algona, there are 157.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Algona, there are 25.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Algona but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Algona with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in Algona means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Algona with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 91.1 rainy days annually in Algona, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.3 inches in Algona means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Algona with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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