Kensett, IA Climate

Kensett, IA has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average winter temperature is around 24°F while the average summer temperature is around 75°F. Winters typically bring snowfall to the area, with an average of about two feet per season. In summer months, thunderstorms are common, bringing rain to help keep the landscape lush and green. The humidity level in Kensett is relatively low due to its location in the Midwest region of the United States.

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

Kensett averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Kensett. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kensett gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kensett is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Kensett, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kensett, Iowa	United States
	34.9 in.	38.1 in.
	38.1 in.	27.8 in.
	100.9 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	6.1°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	1217 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 Kensett with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Kensett, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kensett are June, August and July.

In Kensett, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kensett with an average of 6.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Kensett, there are 160.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Kensett, there are 26.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Kensett 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 Kensett with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.9 inches in Kensett means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Kensett with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 100.9 rainy days annually in Kensett, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.1 inches in Kensett means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Kensett with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.