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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Winneshiek County / Fort Atkinson / Zip Codes
Fort Atkinson, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average yearly temperature is 48°F (9°C). January tends to be the coldest month with temperatures as low as 13°F (-11 °C). Summer temperatures usually reach around 81°F (27 °C), although on some occasions they can go higher. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, especially during the summer months. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, providing some relief from the cold weather.

Fort Atkinson, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Atkinson averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Fort Atkinson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Atkinson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Fort Atkinson, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Atkinson, IowaUnited States
  35.6 in.38.1 in.
  35.7 in.27.8 in.
  99.5 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  82.7°85.8°
  7.7°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  1027 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 Fort Atkinson with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Fort Atkinson, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Atkinson are June, August and September.
In Fort Atkinson, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Atkinson with an average of 7.7°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Fort Atkinson, there are 151.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Fort Atkinson, there are 22.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.6 inches in Fort Atkinson means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Atkinson with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 99.5 rainy days annually in Fort Atkinson, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.7 inches in Fort Atkinson means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Fort Atkinson with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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