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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / Little Cedar / Zip Codes
Little Cedar, IA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the 80s and 90s (°F) while during the winter temperatures can dip into the 20s and 30s (°F). Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, on average receiving around 3 inches of precipitation per month. Snow usually arrives in late November and continues through much of March. Spring and autumn are generally mild with occasional rain showers. Overall Little Cedar experiences mild weather with warm summers and cold winters.
Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Little Cedar is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Little Cedar, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Little Cedar with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Little Cedar, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Little Cedar are June, August and July.
In Little Cedar, there are 5.7 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 Little Cedar with an average of 5.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In Little Cedar, there are 158.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Little Cedar, there are 28.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Little Cedar 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 Little Cedar with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 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 35.5 inches in Little Cedar means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Little Cedar with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 96.4 rainy days annually in Little Cedar, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.2 inches in Little Cedar means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Little Cedar with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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