Grand Mound, IA Climate


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Grand Mound, IA is located in a continental climate zone, meaning the weather is prone to be variable. Summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are cold and wet, with temperatures often dipping below freezing and snowfall common. Spring and fall bring mild temperatures with sunshine and lower humidity. Precipitation is most common throughout the year due to its location in the Midwest but tends to peak during late spring and early summer. The town receives an average of 42 inches of rain per year along with an average of 41 inches of snowfall annually.

Grand Mound, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grand Mound averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Grand Mound. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grand Mound gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 11
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateGrand Mound, IowaUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  30.8 in.27.8 in.
  108.0 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  10.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  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 Grand Mound with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Grand Mound, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grand Mound are June, September and August.
In Grand Mound, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grand Mound with an average of 10.6°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Grand Mound, there are 146.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Grand Mound, there are 15.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Grand Mound 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.
August is the wettest month in Grand Mound with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Grand Mound means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Grand Mound with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.0 rainy days annually in Grand Mound, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.8 inches in Grand Mound means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Grand Mound with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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