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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Taylor County / Conway / Zip Codes
Conway, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in Conway are generally warm and humid, with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-70s to the low 90s. Winters are much colder, with temperatures usually dropping into the middle 20s during the night and rarely reaching above freezing during the day. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with most of it falling as rain during spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common in winter months, but it usually does not last more than a few days before melting away.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Conway is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Conway, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateConway, IowaUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  19.7 in.27.8 in.
  85.1 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  11.9°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  1217 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 Conway with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Conway, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Conway are September, June and May.
In Conway, there are 19.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Conway with an average of 11.9°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Conway, there are 145.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Conway, there are 13.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Conway 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 Conway are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Conway with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in Conway means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Conway with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 85.1 rainy days annually in Conway, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.7 inches in Conway means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Conway with 5.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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