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United States / Iowa / Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area / Dallas County / Adel / Zip Codes
Adel, IA has a typical Midwestern climate with mild summers and cold winters. July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit, while January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 19 degrees. Rainfall occurs throughout the year but is heaviest in May and June while snowfall can be expected from late November to early March. The area gets an average of 39 inches of rain and 20 inches of snow each year.

Adel, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Adel averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Adel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Adel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Adel is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Adel, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAdel, IowaUnited States
  35.3 in.38.1 in.
  32.6 in.27.8 in.
  111.3 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  12.2°21.7°
  6.97
  3.94.3
  892 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 Adel with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Adel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adel are September, June and August.
In Adel, there are 16.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Adel with an average of 12.2°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Adel, there are 137.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Adel, 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 Adel 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 Adel with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in Adel means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Adel with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.3 rainy days annually in Adel, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.6 inches in Adel means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Adel with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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