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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Humboldt County / Ottosen / Zip Codes
Ottosen, IA has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by cool to cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average low temperature in winter is just below freezing, while the average high temperature in summer is around 80 degrees. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual precipitation of about 36 inches. This city experiences all four seasons and usually has plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateOttosen, IowaUnited States
  33.0 in.38.1 in.
  37.1 in.27.8 in.
  97.1 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  82.6°85.8°
  7.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  1158 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 Ottosen with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Ottosen, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ottosen are June, August and September.
In Ottosen, there are 8.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ottosen with an average of 7.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Ottosen, there are 154.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Ottosen, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ottosen 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 Ottosen with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.0 inches in Ottosen means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Ottosen with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 97.1 rainy days annually in Ottosen, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 37.1 inches in Ottosen means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Ottosen with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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