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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Decatur County / Leon / Zip Codes
Leon, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The average annual temperature is around 54°F (12°C), with an average high in the summer of about 84°F (29°C) and an average low in the winter of around 22°F (-6°C). The city receives approximately 33 inches (83 cm) of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain from April to October. Leon experiences a range of weather throughout the year, including snowfall in the winter months from November to March.

Leon, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leon averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Leon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Leon is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Leon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLeon, IowaUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  25.4 in.27.8 in.
  106.1 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  13.8°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  1125 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 Leon with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Leon, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leon are September, June and August.
In Leon, there are 17.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leon with an average of 13.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Leon, there are 135.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Leon, there are 11.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Leon but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Leon are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Leon with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Leon means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Leon with 12.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in Leon, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.4 inches in Leon means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Leon with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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