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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Chickasaw County / Lawler / Zip Codes
Lawler, IA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm, wet summers and cold, dry winters. Average summer temperatures reach the low eighties while winter temperatures can dip into the low twenties. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of 34 inches annually that falls mainly in the form of rain. Snowfall varies significantly from year to year with some years receiving no snow at all and other years receiving up to 40 inches.

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

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

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Lawler. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawler gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Lawler, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLawler, IowaUnited States
  36.1 in.38.1 in.
  35.7 in.27.8 in.
  99.3 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  81.7°85.8°
  5.7°21.7°
  6.67
  3.94.3
  1083 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 Lawler with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Lawler, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lawler are June, August and July.
In Lawler, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lawler with an average of 5.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Lawler, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Lawler, there are 27.7 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 Lawler 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 Lawler with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 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 36.1 inches in Lawler means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Lawler with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 99.3 rainy days annually in Lawler, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 35.7 inches in Lawler means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Lawler with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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