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United States / Iowa / Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area / Bremer County / Denver / Zip Codes
Denver, IA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Average temperatures range from 26 degrees in January to 73 degrees in July. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 30 inches of rain annually. The area receives an average of 40 inches of snowfall per year. In general, temperatures remain mild throughout the year with some extreme weather events occurring occasionally.

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

Denver averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Denver. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denver gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Denver is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Denver, 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 Denver with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Denver, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Denver are June, August and September.
In Denver, there are 10.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Denver with an average of 7.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Denver, there are 151.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Denver, there are 22.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Denver 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 Denver with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Denver means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Denver with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in Denver, 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 33.7 inches in Denver means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Denver with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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