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United States / Iowa / Oskaloosa Metro Area / Mahaska County / New Sharon / Zip Codes
New Sharon, IA has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold but dry. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach up to 85°F (29°C) while winter temperatures can drop down to near 20°F (-7°C). During the spring and fall, temperatures are milder with highs ranging from 55-75°F (13-24°C). Snowfall occurs throughout the winter season, with an average accumulation of 22 inches (56 cm).

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

New Sharon averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in New Sharon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Sharon 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in New Sharon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Sharon, IowaUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  26.6 in.27.8 in.
  97.6 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  84.6°85.8°
  11.2°21.7°
  6.97
  44.3
  876 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 New Sharon with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In New Sharon, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Sharon are September, June and August.
In New Sharon, there are 13.7 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 New Sharon with an average of 11.2°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In New Sharon, there are 145.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In New Sharon, there are 16.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in New Sharon 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 New Sharon are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in New Sharon with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in New Sharon means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in New Sharon with 11.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in New Sharon, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer 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 26.6 inches in New Sharon means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in New Sharon with 7.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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