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United States / Iowa / Muscatine Metro Area / Muscatine County / Fruitland / Zip Codes
Fruitland, IA is located in the Midwest and experiences a humid continental climate. Summers are typically warm with temperatures reaching the upper 70s, while winters are often cold and snowy with temperatures dropping below freezing. On average, summer months bring around 15 inches of rain, while winter months bring about 20 inches of snowfall. Springtime brings mild weather and bountiful blooms of flowers and trees. Autumn brings crisp air and vivid colors to the landscape as the leaves begin to change. Regardless of the season, Fruitland, IA offers its visitors plenty of outdoor activities for all ages to enjoy.

Fruitland, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Fruitland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fruitland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fruitland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFruitland, IowaUnited States
  37.2 in.38.1 in.
  25.7 in.27.8 in.
  115.4 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  14.5°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  548 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 Fruitland with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Fruitland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fruitland are September, June and August.
In Fruitland, there are 15.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fruitland with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Fruitland, there are 126.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Fruitland, there are 10.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fruitland 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 Fruitland are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Fruitland with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in Fruitland means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Fruitland with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Fruitland, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in Fruitland means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Fruitland with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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