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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Ringgold County / Maloy / Zip Codes
Maloy, IA has a humid continental climate, meaning that it experiences hot summers and cold winters. Summers in the town are generally warm with temperatures reaching an average of 71°F during the day and 57°F at night. Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures dropping to an average of 27°F during the day and 14°F at night. The town receives an average annual precipitation of 33 inches, mostly falling in the form of snow from late November through March.

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

Maloy averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Maloy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maloy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maloy is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 5.2 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Maloy, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMaloy, IowaUnited States
  36.7 in.38.1 in.
  19.2 in.27.8 in.
  84.5 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  12.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  1106 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 Maloy with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Maloy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maloy are September, June and May.
In Maloy, there are 18.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maloy with an average of 12.2°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Maloy, there are 143.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Maloy, there are 13.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Maloy 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 Maloy are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Maloy with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.7 inches in Maloy means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Maloy with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 84.5 rainy days annually in Maloy, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in Maloy means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Maloy with 5.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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