Blue Grass, IA Climate


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Blue Grass, IA has a humid continental climate. It experiences four distinct seasons, with hot and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and mild and pleasant spring and autumns. Summers in Blue Grass are generally warm to hot during the day, with temperatures usually hovering around 80°F (27°C). The humidity can make it feel even hotter outside. Winters in Blue Grass are cold with average temperatures around 25°F (-4°C), coupled with sometimes heavy snowfall. Spring and autumn bring milder temperatures that allow for enjoyable outdoor activities like hiking and biking.

Blue Grass, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Grass averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Blue Grass. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Grass gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Blue Grass is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Blue Grass, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Grass, IowaUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  27.9 in.27.8 in.
  117.2 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.4°85.8°
  14.8°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  794 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 Blue Grass with an average high temperature of 84.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Blue Grass, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Grass are September, June and August.
In Blue Grass, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Grass with an average of 14.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Blue Grass, there are 123.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Blue Grass, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blue Grass but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Blue Grass are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Blue Grass with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in Blue Grass means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Grass with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Blue Grass, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in Blue Grass means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Blue Grass with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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