Greeley, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Delaware County / Greeley / Zip Codes
Greeley, IA has a humid continental climate. Its summers are warm and humid with frequent thunderstorms, and its winters are cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from 40°F in January to 78°F in July. The region receives an average of 35 inches of precipitation per year, much of it in the form of snow in the winter months. Summers in Greeley are usually sunny, with occasional rain showers providing relief from the heat. Winters can be bitterly cold and snowfall is common with more than 40 days per year experiencing at least an inch or more of snowfall.

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

Greeley averages 33 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 Greeley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greeley 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 7
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Greeley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreeley, IowaUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  32.9 in.27.8 in.
  106.4 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  6.9°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  1152 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 Greeley with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Greeley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greeley are June, August and September.
In Greeley, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greeley with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Greeley, there are 158.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Greeley, there are 23.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Greeley 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 Greeley with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in Greeley means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Greeley with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 106.4 rainy days annually in Greeley, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.9 inches in Greeley means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Greeley with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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