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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Louisa County / Morning Sun / Zip Codes
Morning Sun, IA has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The temperature in summer averages around 75°F (24°C) and in winter it drops below freezing, averaging at around 25°F (-4°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 12 inches (30 cm) of precipitation per year. Snowfall occurs during the winter months, usually between November and March, with an average of 20 inches (51 cm) throughout the season.

Morning Sun, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Morning Sun averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Morning Sun. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Morning Sun gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 4.8 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Morning Sun, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMorning Sun, IowaUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  30.1 in.27.8 in.
  101.8 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  755 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 Morning Sun with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Morning Sun, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Morning Sun are September, June and May.
In Morning Sun, there are 17.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Morning Sun with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Morning Sun, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In Morning Sun, there are 10.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Morning Sun 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 Morning Sun are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Morning Sun with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in Morning Sun means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Morning Sun with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in Morning Sun, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.1 inches in Morning Sun means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Morning Sun with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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