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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Wright County / Dows / Zip Codes
Dows, IA has a warm and humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. July is typically the hottest month in Dows with an average temperature of 78°F (25.6°C) while January is usually the coldest month with an average temperature of 17°F (-8.3°C). The city experiences rainfall throughout the year with June being one of the wettest months, averaging around 4 inches (101 mm) of precipitation. On average, Dows sees about 44 inches (1120 mm) of rain per year, making it a relatively wet area compared to other places in Iowa. Snowfall also occurs during the winter months, with an average snow accumulation of around 19 inches (485 mm) annually.

Dows, Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dows averages 29 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 Dows. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dows gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Dows, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDows, IowaUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  29.0 in.27.8 in.
  85.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  7.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  1148 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 Dows with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Dows, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dows are June, September and August.
In Dows, there are 12.2 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 Dows with an average of 7.5°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Dows, there are 155.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Dows, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dows 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 Dows with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in Dows means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Dows with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 85.9 rainy days annually in Dows, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.0 inches in Dows means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Dows with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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