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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Butler County / Bristow / Zip Codes
Bristow, IA has a humid continental climate with long and cold winters, short and warm summers, and moderate spring and autumn seasons. During the winter months temperatures can reach lows of around -15 degrees Celsius while in the summer they reach highs of up to 30 degrees Celsius. Precipitation is generally evenly spread throughout the year with an average of 22 inches per year. The area occasionally experiences strong winds during the fall months that can cause damage to trees or buildings.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bristow is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Bristow, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBristow, IowaUnited States
  35.0 in.38.1 in.
  32.1 in.27.8 in.
  90.7 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  8.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  1037 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 Bristow with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Bristow, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bristow are June, August and September.
In Bristow, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bristow with an average of 8.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Bristow, there are 152.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Bristow, there are 21.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Bristow 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 Bristow with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Bristow means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Bristow with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 90.7 rainy days annually in Bristow, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.1 inches in Bristow means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Bristow with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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