Manilla, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Crawford County / Manilla / Zip Codes
Manilla, IA has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. It experiences four distinct seasons, with average temperatures ranging from a low of 33°F in the winter to a high of 86°F in the summer. The area receives an average annual precipitation of 33 inches per year with around 32 inches of snowfall each winter season. Winters usually last from December through February and are often quite windy while summers tend to be very hot and humid.

Manilla, Iowa gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Manilla. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manilla gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Manilla is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Manilla, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateManilla, IowaUnited States
  33.4 in.38.1 in.
  30.5 in.27.8 in.
  97.5 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  10.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  1355 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 Manilla with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Manilla, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manilla are September, June and August.
In Manilla, there are 14.2 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 Manilla with an average of 10.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Manilla, there are 150.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Manilla, there are 17.7 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 Manilla 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 Manilla with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in Manilla means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Manilla with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 97.5 rainy days annually in Manilla, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.5 inches in Manilla means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Manilla with 8.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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