Ledyard, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Kossuth County / Ledyard / Zip Codes
Ledyard, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 50 °F (10 °C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 39 inches (99 cm) annually. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with snow typically arriving in mid-November and lasting into April. Spring brings sunny days with temperatures rising steadily until summer when temperatures can reach as high as 90°F (32°C). Fall brings cooler temperatures and an abundance of beautiful colors in the trees before winter arrives again.

Ledyard, Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ledyard averages 37 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 Ledyard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ledyard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 5
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ledyard is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

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

  ClimateLedyard, IowaUnited States
  32.0 in.38.1 in.
  37.4 in.27.8 in.
  78.7 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  5.2°21.7°
  6.77
  44.3
  1158 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 Ledyard with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Ledyard, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ledyard are June, August and September.
In Ledyard, there are 10.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ledyard with an average of 5.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Ledyard, there are 161.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Ledyard, there are 29.1 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 Ledyard 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 Ledyard with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.0 inches in Ledyard means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Ledyard with 9.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 78.7 rainy days annually in Ledyard, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.4 inches in Ledyard means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Ledyard with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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