New Virginia, IA Climate


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New Virginia, IA has a humid continental climate characterized by warm summers and cold winters with widely varying temperatures. During the summer months, average high temperatures range from the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit, while in winter they can dip as low as the single digits. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but rainfall is heaviest during the spring and early summer months. The area also gets an average amount of snowfall each year, generally ranging between 10-20 inches in total.

New Virginia, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Virginia averages 28 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 New Virginia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Virginia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Virginia 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 New Virginia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Virginia, IowaUnited States
  36.4 in.38.1 in.
  27.7 in.27.8 in.
  94.5 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  11.4°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  1079 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 Virginia with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In New Virginia, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Virginia are September, June and August.
In New Virginia, there are 16.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Virginia with an average of 11.4°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In New Virginia, there are 145.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In New Virginia, there are 15.8 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 Virginia 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 Virginia are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in New Virginia with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in New Virginia means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in New Virginia with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in New Virginia, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.7 inches in New Virginia means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in New Virginia with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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