Lake Park, IA Climate


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Lake Park, IA has a typical Midwestern climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months average around 75-85°F, while temperatures in the winter average around 25-35°F. Spring and fall are temperate, with temperatures ranging from 40 to 65°F. The area receives an average of 30 inches of rainfall per year and experiences light snowfall in the winter months. Lake Park enjoys sunny days throughout the year but can also experience periods of heavy precipitation during the spring and summer months.

Lake Park, Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Park averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Lake Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 7
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Lake Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Park, IowaUnited States
  29.5 in.38.1 in.
  39.9 in.27.8 in.
  86.4 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  6.9°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1493 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 Lake Park with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Lake Park, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Park are June, August and September.
In Lake Park, there are 14.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Park with an average of 6.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Lake Park, there are 156.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Lake Park, there are 25.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lake Park 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 Lake Park with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.5 inches in Lake Park means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Lake Park with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 86.4 rainy days annually in Lake Park, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.9 inches in Lake Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Lake Park with 9.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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