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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Taylor County / Lenox / Zip Codes
Lenox, IA has a humid continental climate which is typical of the Midwest in the USA. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold with temperatures averaging around 20 degrees Fahrenheit and lows occasionally dropping to 0 or below. Precipitation in Lenox is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with snowfall occurring mainly from December through March.

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

Lenox averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Lenox gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lenox is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lenox, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLenox, IowaUnited States
  35.8 in.38.1 in.
  25.3 in.27.8 in.
  92.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  11.9°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  1293 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 Lenox with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Lenox, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lenox are September, June and August.
In Lenox, there are 16.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lenox with an average of 11.9°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Lenox, there are 144.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Lenox, there are 14.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lenox but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Lenox are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Lenox with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.8 inches in Lenox means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Lenox with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in Lenox, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 25.3 inches in Lenox means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Lenox with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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