Middletown, IA Climate


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Middletown, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are usually hot with temperatures reaching into the high 80's Fahrenheit (30-35°C), while winters tend to be cold, often falling below freezing. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year, making snowfall relatively uncommon except during the months of December, January and February. In general, Middletown experiences a moderate climate with few extremes.

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

Middletown averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Middletown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middletown 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 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Middletown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMiddletown, IowaUnited States
  39.1 in.38.1 in.
  23.7 in.27.8 in.
  106.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  728 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 Middletown with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Middletown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Middletown are September, June and May.
In Middletown, there are 20.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Middletown with an average of 16.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Middletown, there are 118.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Middletown, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Middletown but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Middletown.
June is the wettest month in Middletown with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.1 inches in Middletown means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Middletown with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in Middletown, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.7 inches in Middletown means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Middletown with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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