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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Clayton County / Osterdock / Zip Codes
Osterdock, IA has a typical midwestern climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months usually range from the low 80s to the high 90s, while winter temperatures range from below freezing to the low 40s. Rainfall averages about 35 inches per year, and snowfall averages around 24 inches per year. The area typically experiences mild winds throughout the seasons, with occasional storms passing through during spring and summer months.

Osterdock, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Osterdock averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Osterdock. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Osterdock gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Osterdock is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Osterdock, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOsterdock, IowaUnited States
  36.3 in.38.1 in.
  34.9 in.27.8 in.
  109.2 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  7.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  640 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 Osterdock with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Osterdock, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Osterdock are June, August and July.
In Osterdock, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Osterdock with an average of 7.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Osterdock, there are 152.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Osterdock, there are 21.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Osterdock 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 Osterdock with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Osterdock means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Osterdock with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 109.2 rainy days annually in Osterdock, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.9 inches in Osterdock means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Osterdock with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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