Oakland Acres, IA Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Jasper County / Oakland Acres / Zip Codes
Oakland Acres, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot, humid summers. Winters are usually cold and snowy with occasional cold spells where temperatures dip below freezing. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s Fahrenheit on the hottest days. The area gets an average precipitation of around 40 inches per year, which is spread out throughout the year evenly. Precipitation levels can vary greatly from year to year depending on the weather patterns in the region.

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

Oakland Acres averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Oakland Acres. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oakland Acres gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 10
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 Oakland Acres is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Oakland Acres, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOakland Acres, IowaUnited States
  36.6 in.38.1 in.
  27.2 in.27.8 in.
  103.8 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  9.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  988 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 Oakland Acres with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Oakland Acres, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oakland Acres are June, September and August.
In Oakland Acres, there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oakland Acres with an average of 9.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Oakland Acres, there are 151.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Oakland Acres, there are 18.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Oakland Acres 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 Oakland Acres with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 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 36.6 inches in Oakland Acres means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Oakland Acres with 12.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 103.8 rainy days annually in Oakland Acres, which is rainier 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.2 inches in Oakland Acres means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Oakland Acres with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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