Newell, IA Climate


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Newell, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically hot and humid while the winter months can be very cold with plenty of snowfall. Precipitation is generally evenly distributed throughout the year, though summer tends to be slightly wetter than winter. Average temperatures range from lows in the single digits in the winter to highs in the low-to-mid 80s during the summer months.

Newell, Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Newell averages 35 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 Newell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Newell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Newell is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Newell, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNewell, IowaUnited States
  34.1 in.38.1 in.
  34.9 in.27.8 in.
  94.4 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  8.0°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  1266 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 Newell with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Newell, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Newell are June, August and September.
In Newell, there are 12.3 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 Newell with an average of 8.0°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Newell, there are 156.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Newell, there are 21.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Newell 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 Newell with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.1 inches in Newell means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Newell with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in Newell, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.9 inches in Newell means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Newell with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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