Iowa Falls, IA Climate

Iowa Falls, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer range from mild to hot, usually reaching the high 80s or low 90s on the hottest days of the year. In winter, temperatures can dip down to below zero and average snowfall is between 20 and 30 inches each year. The area can experience all kinds of weather conditions throughout the year, including windstorms, thunderstorms, hail, and even occasional tornadoes.

Iowa Falls, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iowa Falls averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Iowa Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iowa Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Iowa Falls, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iowa Falls, Iowa	United States
	35.0 in.	38.1 in.
	29.4 in.	27.8 in.
	95.1 days	106.2 days
	196 days	205 days
	83.3°	85.8°
	8.3°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.8	4.3
	1106 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 Iowa Falls with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Iowa Falls, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Iowa Falls are June, August and September.

In Iowa Falls, there are 10.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Iowa Falls with an average of 8.3°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Iowa Falls, there are 153.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Iowa Falls, there are 21.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Iowa Falls 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 Iowa Falls with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 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 35.0 inches in Iowa Falls means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Iowa Falls with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 95.1 rainy days annually in Iowa Falls, which is less rainy 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 29.4 inches in Iowa Falls means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Iowa Falls with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.