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United States / Iowa / Fort Dodge Metro Area / Webster County / Lehigh / Zip Codes
Lehigh, IA has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Summers can bring occasional thunderstorms, and temperatures can range from the upper 80s to mid 90s. Winters in Lehigh, IA average from the low teens to the mid 20s, with occasional snowfall throughout the season. Spring and fall are mild with temperatures ranging from the mid 40s to the mid 60s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 4 inches per month in total.

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

Lehigh averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Lehigh. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lehigh 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lehigh 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 Lehigh, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLehigh, IowaUnited States
  35.9 in.38.1 in.
  32.7 in.27.8 in.
  98.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  8.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  955 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 Lehigh with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Lehigh, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lehigh are June, September and August.
In Lehigh, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lehigh with an average of 8.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Lehigh, there are 155.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Lehigh, there are 21.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lehigh 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 Lehigh with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.9 inches in Lehigh means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Lehigh with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 98.9 rainy days annually in Lehigh, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.7 inches in Lehigh means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Lehigh with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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