Liscomb, IA Climate


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Liscomb, IA has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is generally spread out throughout the year with average snowfall in the winter months. The temperature in Liscomb tends to remain relatively consistent throughout the year with low humidity levels. Summer temperatures can reach into the 80s and 90s while winter lows dip into the teens and twenties. In general, Liscomb enjoys a mild climate that offers both hot and cold days depending on the season.

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

Liscomb averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Liscomb. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Liscomb gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateLiscomb, IowaUnited States
  35.9 in.38.1 in.
  30.7 in.27.8 in.
  99.0 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  9.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1010 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 Liscomb with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Liscomb, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Liscomb are June, August and September.
In Liscomb, there are 10.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Liscomb with an average of 9.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Liscomb, there are 150.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Liscomb, there are 19.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Liscomb 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 Liscomb 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 35.9 inches in Liscomb means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Liscomb with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 99.0 rainy days annually in Liscomb, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.7 inches in Liscomb means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Liscomb with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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