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United States / Iowa / Oskaloosa Metro Area / Mahaska County / Rose Hill / Zip Codes
Rose Hill, IA has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The area receives an average of 39 inches of rain and 22 inches of snow annually. Temperatures range from lows in the winter between 10-20°F to highs in the summer around 85-95°F. The area experiences all four seasons throughout the year, making it a great place to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities in both warm and cold weather.

Rose Hill, Iowa gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rose Hill averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Rose Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rose Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 12
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rose Hill is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Rose Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRose Hill, IowaUnited States
  37.5 in.38.1 in.
  25.8 in.27.8 in.
  103.0 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  12.3°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  814 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 Rose Hill with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Rose Hill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rose Hill are September, June and August.
In Rose Hill, there are 14.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rose Hill with an average of 12.3°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Rose Hill, there are 138.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Rose Hill, there are 14.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Rose Hill with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.5 inches in Rose Hill means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Rose Hill with 12.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Rose Hill, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.8 inches in Rose Hill means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Rose Hill with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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