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The climate in Buck Grove, IA is generally mild and conducive to outdoor activities throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 80s during the day and dropping into the mid-60s at night. Winters are cold but typically dry, with daytime temperatures in the 20s or 30s and nighttime lows occasionally reaching single digits. Spring and fall bring more moderate temperatures, while sporadic thunderstorms provide ample rain for the town's vegetation.

Buck Grove, Iowa gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Buck Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buck Grove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 10
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Buck Grove, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Buck Grove with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Buck Grove, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buck Grove are September, June and August.
In Buck Grove, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buck Grove with an average of 10.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Buck Grove, there are 152.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Buck Grove, there are 18.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Buck Grove 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 Buck Grove with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 31.3 inches in Buck Grove means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Buck Grove with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 88.6 rainy days annually in Buck Grove, 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 32.7 inches in Buck Grove means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Buck Grove with 8.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 19 years ago

Buck Grove is a small town with no law enforcement. Therefor people that do not live in this town think they run things. When the city council passes a law people  More

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