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United States / Iowa / Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area / Lee County / Montrose / Zip Codes
Montrose, IA is situated in the Midwest region of the United States, and as such experiences four distinct seasons with warm humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with average temperatures ranging from 21-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Overall, the climate in Montrose, IA is considered to be pleasant and mild for most of the year.

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

Montrose averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Montrose. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montrose gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Montrose, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMontrose, IowaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  21.5 in.27.8 in.
  107.1 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  528 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 Montrose with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Montrose, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montrose are September, June and May.
In Montrose, there are 19.2 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 Montrose with an average of 16.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Montrose, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Montrose, there are 6.6 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 Montrose 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 Montrose.
May is the wettest month in Montrose with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Montrose means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Montrose with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in Montrose, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.5 inches in Montrose means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Montrose with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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