Lovilia, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Monroe County / Lovilia / Zip Codes
Lovilia, IA has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The temperature can vary greatly between day and night, which is typical of this type of climate. Summers are typically sunny but can get very hot and humid with temperatures reaching over 90 degrees on some days. Winters usually bring cold temperatures below freezing with occasional snowfall. Average rainfall throughout the year is around 30 inches annually.

Lovilia, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

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

Lovilia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Lovilia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLovilia, IowaUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  28.0 in.27.8 in.
  94.8 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.9°85.8°
  12.4°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  915 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 Lovilia with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Lovilia, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lovilia are September, June and August.
In Lovilia, there are 14.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lovilia with an average of 12.4°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Lovilia, there are 136.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Lovilia, there are 14.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lovilia 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 Lovilia are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Lovilia with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Lovilia means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Lovilia with 11.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 94.8 rainy days annually in Lovilia, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer 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 28.0 inches in Lovilia means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Lovilia with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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