Eddyville, IA Climate


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Eddyville, IA experiences a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The region averages around 33 inches of rain each year and receives about 17 inches of snowfall annually. The area typically experiences four distinct seasons, although spring and autumn can be quite short compared to the other two. Residents will often experience thunderstorms during the summer months due to the area's high humidity levels, while temperatures in wintertime can often dip below freezing overnight.

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

Eddyville averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Eddyville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eddyville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 13
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Eddyville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEddyville, IowaUnited States
  37.7 in.38.1 in.
  25.7 in.27.8 in.
  103.4 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  12.6°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  669 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 Eddyville with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Eddyville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Eddyville are September, June and August.
In Eddyville, there are 14.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Eddyville with an average of 12.6°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Eddyville, there are 136.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Eddyville, there are 13.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Eddyville 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 Eddyville are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Eddyville with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in Eddyville means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Eddyville with 12.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 103.4 rainy days annually in Eddyville, which is rainier 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in Eddyville means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Eddyville with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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