East Amana, IA Climate


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East Amana, IA is located in Iowa's Cedar Rapids metropolitan area and has a humid continental climate. Winters are cold and snowy while summers are hot and humid. Average temperatures range from an average high of around 82 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months to an average low of around 12 degrees during the winter season. Precipitation is relatively light throughout the year, with snowfall usually occurring between November and March and rain showers occurring in the warmer months. On average, East Amana experiences 51 inches of precipitation annually.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Amana is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in East Amana, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Amana, IowaUnited States
  35.2 in.38.1 in.
  26.6 in.27.8 in.
  97.5 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  10.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  755 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 East Amana with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In East Amana, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Amana are June, September and August.
In East Amana, there are 12.0 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 East Amana with an average of 10.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In East Amana, there are 147.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In East Amana, there are 18.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Amana 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 East Amana with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in East Amana means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in East Amana with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 97.5 rainy days annually in East Amana, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.6 inches in East Amana means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in East Amana with 7.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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