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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Ringgold County / Redding / Zip Codes
Redding, IA has a temperate climate with hot summers and cool winters. Summers are typically sunny and warm, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F (32°C). Winters bring cold temperatures of around 20°F (-6°C) and occasional snowfall. The city also has an average of 20-30 inches (50-76 cm) of rainfall each year. Redding is generally considered to be a pleasant place to live due to its comfortable weather conditions throughout the year.

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

Redding averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Redding. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Redding gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Redding is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Redding, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRedding, IowaUnited States
  36.3 in.38.1 in.
  17.7 in.27.8 in.
  80.6 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  13.0°21.7°
  7.27
  3.84.3
  1145 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 Redding with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Redding, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Redding are September, June and August.
In Redding, there are 17.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Redding with an average of 13.0°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Redding, there are 138.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Redding, there are 12.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Redding but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Redding are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Redding with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Redding means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Redding with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 80.6 rainy days annually in Redding, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in Redding means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Redding with 5.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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