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United States / Iowa / Ames Metro Area / Story County / Colo / Zip Codes
Colo, IA is known for its temperate and pleasant climate. Located in central Iowa, the town experiences four distinct seasons throughout the year. The summers are warm and humid with temperatures averaging around 78°F during the day. The winters are cold and breezy with temperatures dropping to an average of 28°F during the day. Spring brings a mix of both warm and cool weather while fall is typically cool and slightly wet. Irrespective of season, sunshine is plentiful throughout the year in Colo, IA providing residents with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

Colo, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colo averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Colo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateColo, IowaUnited States
  36.1 in.38.1 in.
  27.0 in.27.8 in.
  92.5 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  10.0°21.7°
  6.97
  3.84.3
  1040 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 Colo with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Colo, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Colo are June, September and August.
In Colo, there are 10.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Colo with an average of 10.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Colo, there are 148.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Colo, there are 17.3 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 Colo 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 Colo with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Colo means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Colo with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 92.5 rainy days annually in Colo, 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 27.0 inches in Colo means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Colo with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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