Ollie, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Keokuk County / Ollie / Zip Codes
Ollie, IA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s. Winters are cold and often snowy, with temperatures commonly dropping to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. Spring and autumn are generally mild, though they can experience dramatic temperature swings in short periods of time. All year round, there is an average of about 33 inches of precipitation that falls from rain and snow.

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

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

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Ollie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ollie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateOllie, IowaUnited States
  37.4 in.38.1 in.
  24.4 in.27.8 in.
  107.6 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  13.7°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  781 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 Ollie with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Ollie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ollie are September, June and May.
In Ollie, there are 18.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ollie with an average of 13.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Ollie, there are 130.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Ollie, there are 12.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ollie 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 Ollie are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Ollie with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in Ollie means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Ollie with 12.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in Ollie, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.4 inches in Ollie means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Ollie with 6.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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