Orange City, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Sioux County / Orange City / Zip Codes
Orange City, IA enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the mid-80s (Fahrenheit) during the day and cooling off to the low 60s at night. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures sometimes dropping as low as -20°F. Spring brings milder temperatures in the 40s and 50s (F), while fall brings cooler weather in the 40s and 50s (F). The area receives an average amount of precipitation throughout the year, ensuring plenty of rainfall for crops and other plants.

Orange City, Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orange City averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Orange City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orange City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Orange City is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Orange City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOrange City, IowaUnited States
  29.5 in.38.1 in.
  33.2 in.27.8 in.
  91.4 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  7.1°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1440 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 Orange City with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Orange City, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orange City are September, June and August.
In Orange City, there are 15.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orange City with an average of 7.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Orange City, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Orange City, there are 25.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Orange City but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Orange City with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.5 inches in Orange City means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Orange City with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in Orange City, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.2 inches in Orange City means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Orange City with 7.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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