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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Lyon County / Larchwood / Zip Codes
Larchwood, IA has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters in Larchwood are typically cold and snowy, with temperatures ranging from the single digits to the low teens. Summers are warm and humid, with average high temperatures in the 80s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, though there can be occasional periods of drought during extended dry spells.

Larchwood, Iowa gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Larchwood averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Larchwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Larchwood 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateLarchwood, IowaUnited States
  27.0 in.38.1 in.
  34.2 in.27.8 in.
  91.3 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  6.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  1480 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 Larchwood with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Larchwood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Larchwood are June, August and September.
In Larchwood, there are 14.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Larchwood with an average of 6.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Larchwood, there are 162.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Larchwood, 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 Larchwood but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Larchwood with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.0 inches in Larchwood means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Larchwood with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 91.3 rainy days annually in Larchwood, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 34.2 inches in Larchwood means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Larchwood with 7.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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