Dumont, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Butler County / Dumont / Zip Codes
Dumont, IA has a typical midwestern climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73°F while the average winter temperature is 24°F. Rainfall typically averages 33 inches per year, with the majority of it falling from May through September. Snowfall can occur anywhere between October and April, but generally does not last long after it falls. Humidity levels tend to stay moderate throughout the year, rarely getting too high or too low.

Dumont, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dumont averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Dumont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dumont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateDumont, IowaUnited States
  35.0 in.38.1 in.
  32.0 in.27.8 in.
  91.0 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  7.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  991 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 Dumont with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Dumont, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dumont are June, August and September.
In Dumont, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dumont with an average of 7.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Dumont, there are 154.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Dumont, there are 22.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dumont 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 Dumont with 5.3 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 Dumont means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Dumont with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 91.0 rainy days annually in Dumont, 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 32.0 inches in Dumont means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Dumont with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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