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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Monroe County / Melrose / Zip Codes
Melrose, IA has a humid continental climate that typically experiences cold, snowy winters and warm, wet summers. The average annual temperature in the city is around 50°F, with average daily highs ranging from 34-85°F throughout the year. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year with around 25-30 inches of rain and 14-18 inches of snow annually.

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

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

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Melrose. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Melrose gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 13
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Melrose, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Melrose with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Melrose, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Melrose are September, June and August.
In Melrose, there are 15.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Melrose with an average of 12.8°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Melrose, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Melrose, there are 13.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Melrose 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 Melrose are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Melrose with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in Melrose means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Melrose with 13.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Melrose, which is one of the rainiest 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 24.5 inches in Melrose means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Melrose with 6.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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