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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Howard County / Protivin / Zip Codes
Protivin, IA has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. It experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. Summers in Protivin are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching an average high of 82°F during the day and cooling off to around 60°F during the night. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to an average low of 19°F during the day and even lower overnight. Spring brings a mix of warmth and coolness, while autumn brings cooler weather and beautiful foliage colors. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, with an average annual precipitation amount of 26 inches.

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

Protivin averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Protivin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Protivin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Protivin is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Protivin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateProtivin, IowaUnited States
  36.4 in.38.1 in.
  36.2 in.27.8 in.
  100.6 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  6.0°21.7°
  6.67
  3.94.3
  1152 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 Protivin with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Protivin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Protivin are June, August and July.
In Protivin, there are 7.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Protivin with an average of 6.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Protivin, there are 162.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Protivin, there are 27.3 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 Protivin 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 Protivin with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in Protivin means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Protivin with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 100.6 rainy days annually in Protivin, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 36.2 inches in Protivin means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Protivin with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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