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United States / Iowa / Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area / Pottawattamie County / Carson / Zip Codes
Carson, IA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from around 30°F in the winter to a high of 76°F in the summer. The area receives an average of 34 inches of precipitation annually, mostly as snow during the winter months and rainfall during the warmer months. Winters are often cold and snowy due to Carson's proximity to Lake Michigan, while summers are typically hot and humid due to its location in Midwestern United States.

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Carson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carson gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Carson, 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 Carson with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Carson, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carson are September, June and May.
In Carson, there are 16.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carson with an average of 12.1°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Carson, there are 145.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Carson, there are 11.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Carson 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 Carson are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Carson with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.0 inches in Carson means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Carson with 12.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 98.7 rainy days annually in Carson, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.4 inches in Carson means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Carson with 7.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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