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United States / Iowa / Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area / Pottawattamie County / Crescent / Zip Codes
Crescent, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 79°F, while the average winter temperature is around 23°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an average of around 40 inches per year. Snowfall typically peaks in December and January, with an average of 10 inches per month. There are often strong winds during the spring and fall months too.

Crescent, Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Crescent. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crescent gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 13
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Crescent, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrescent, IowaUnited States
  31.9 in.38.1 in.
  28.2 in.27.8 in.
  96.4 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  12.8°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  1014 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 Crescent with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Crescent, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crescent are September, June and May.
In Crescent, there are 20.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crescent with an average of 12.8°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Crescent, there are 141.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Crescent, there are 12.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Crescent 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 Crescent are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Crescent with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.9 inches in Crescent means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Crescent with 12.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 96.4 rainy days annually in Crescent, which is less rainy than most 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 28.2 inches in Crescent means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Crescent with 6.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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