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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Poweshiek County / Hartwick / Zip Codes
Hartwick, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature ranges from 21°F in the winter to 84°F in the summer. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 32 inches annually. Winters are generally snowier than other parts of Iowa, with an average of 37 inches per year. Hartwick has an average of 211 sunny days per year.

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

Hartwick averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Hartwick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hartwick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hartwick is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Hartwick, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHartwick, IowaUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  29.7 in.27.8 in.
  101.1 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  9.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  932 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 Hartwick with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Hartwick, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hartwick are June, September and August.
In Hartwick, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hartwick with an average of 9.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Hartwick, there are 153.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Hartwick, there are 19.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hartwick 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 Hartwick with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in Hartwick means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Hartwick with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 101.1 rainy days annually in Hartwick, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 29.7 inches in Hartwick means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Hartwick with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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