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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Poweshiek County / Brooklyn / Zip Codes
The climate in Brooklyn, IA is generally pleasant with warm summers and cold winters. The city experiences four distinct seasons, with the summer months bringing an average high of around 80°F and winter temperatures usually dropping to around 20°F, making it ideal for outdoor activities throughout the year. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with approximately 42 inches annually. Snowfall averages at around 18 inches per season but can vary from year to year.

Brooklyn, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Brooklyn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brooklyn 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Brooklyn, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBrooklyn, IowaUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  28.2 in.27.8 in.
  103.0 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  9.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  909 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 Brooklyn with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Brooklyn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brooklyn are June, September and August.
In Brooklyn, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brooklyn with an average of 9.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Brooklyn, there are 153.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Brooklyn, there are 19.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Brooklyn means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Brooklyn with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in Brooklyn, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.2 inches in Brooklyn means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Brooklyn with 7.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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