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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Sioux County / Boyden / Zip Codes
Boyden, Iowa has a humid continental climate, meaning that there are hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer range from an average high of 85°F to a low of 63°F. Winters can be quite cold with an average high of 28°F and an average low of 12°F. The area receives about 33 inches of precipitation each year, mostly concentrated in the warmer months. Boyden is also prone to intense thunderstorms and tornadoes due to its location in the Tornado Alley region. Snowfall is generally light, averaging around 20 inches annually.

Boyden, Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Boyden averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Boyden gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Boyden is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Boyden, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBoyden, IowaUnited States
  29.6 in.38.1 in.
  33.8 in.27.8 in.
  92.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  6.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1427 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 Boyden with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Boyden, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Boyden are June, September and August.
In Boyden, there are 16.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Boyden with an average of 6.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Boyden, there are 166.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Boyden, there are 27.1 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 Boyden 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 Boyden with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.6 inches in Boyden means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Boyden with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 92.3 rainy days annually in Boyden, which is less rainy 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.8 inches in Boyden means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Boyden with 7.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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