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United States / Iowa / Burlington Metro Area / Des Moines County / Danville / Zip Codes
Danville, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 84°F (29°C) and the average temperature in the winter is around 18°F (-7°C). There is an abundant amount of precipitation throughout the year, with around 40 inches (101 cm) of rainfall annually. The city experiences four distinct seasons with snowfall in the winter months.

Danville, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Danville averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Danville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Danville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Danville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDanville, IowaUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  23.9 in.27.8 in.
  105.2 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  722 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 Danville with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Danville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Danville are September, June and May.
In Danville, there are 20.2 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 Danville with an average of 16.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Danville, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Danville, there are 8.8 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 Danville 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 Danville are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Danville with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Danville means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Danville with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 105.2 rainy days annually in Danville, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.9 inches in Danville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Danville with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Chance · Burlington, IA
Great, cozy community.
Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Danville, it is a wonderful, tight-knit community. Gossip travels fast but the town is still a wonderful place to live. it is close enough to Burlington  More

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C.L. · Roland, AR
Small but nice
Over 18 years ago

Small but a safe, secure area. Pretty in  More

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