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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Taylor County / Sharpsburg / Zip Codes
Sharpsburg, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature throughout the year is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit and the area receives an average of 28 inches of precipitation, mainly in the form of rain but snow is possible during winter months. Summers can be quite hot with temperatures rising into the 80s and occasionally 90s. Winters are chilly and often snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing on some days.

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

Sharpsburg averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Sharpsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sharpsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sharpsburg is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sharpsburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSharpsburg, IowaUnited States
  36.4 in.38.1 in.
  22.3 in.27.8 in.
  88.2 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  85.3°85.8°
  11.9°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  1270 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 Sharpsburg with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Sharpsburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sharpsburg are September, June and August.
In Sharpsburg, there are 17.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sharpsburg with an average of 11.9°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Sharpsburg, there are 144.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Sharpsburg, there are 14.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Sharpsburg with 5.1 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 36.4 inches in Sharpsburg means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Sharpsburg with 10.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 88.2 rainy days annually in Sharpsburg, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.3 inches in Sharpsburg means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Sharpsburg with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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