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United States / Iowa / Spirit Lake Metro Area / Dickinson County / Orleans / Zip Codes
Orleans, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 48°F (8°C), with July being the hottest month at an average of 73°F (23°C) and January being the coldest month at an average of 15°F (-9°C). Summers are typically hot and muggy, while winters are frigid with occasional snowfall. The area also experiences plenty of precipitation throughout the year, averaging 35 inches (89 cm).

Orleans, Iowa gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orleans averages 39 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 Orleans. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orleans gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateOrleans, IowaUnited States
  29.4 in.38.1 in.
  39.3 in.27.8 in.
  85.8 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  6.9°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1407 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 Orleans with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Orleans, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orleans are June, August and September.
In Orleans, there are 13.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orleans with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Orleans, there are 156.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Orleans, there are 24.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Orleans 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 Orleans with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.4 inches in Orleans means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Orleans with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 85.8 rainy days annually in Orleans, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 39.3 inches in Orleans means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Orleans with 9.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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