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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Chickasaw County / Ionia / Zip Codes
Ionia, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F (24°C), while in the winter it can dip down to an average of 22°F (-6°C). Precipitation is also fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with around 36 inches falling annually. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of 32 inches per year. Overall, Ionia has relatively mild weather conditions throughout the year, making it a great place to live!

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

Ionia averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Ionia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ionia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Ionia, 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 Ionia with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Ionia, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ionia are June, August and July.
In Ionia, there are 7.7 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 Ionia with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Ionia, there are 155.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Ionia, there are 24.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ionia 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 Ionia with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Ionia means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Ionia with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 101.6 rainy days annually in Ionia, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.5 inches in Ionia means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Ionia with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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