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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Calhoun County / Somers / Zip Codes
Somers, IA has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in the winter ranges from lows of around 10°F to highs in the low 30s. Summers are much warmer with average temperatures ranging from highs near 80°F to lows around 60°F. Precipitation is spread evenly across the year with snowfall mainly occurring between November and March.

Somers, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Somers 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateSomers, IowaUnited States
  34.8 in.38.1 in.
  34.9 in.27.8 in.
  97.6 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  8.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.94.3
  1158 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 Somers with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Somers, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somers are June, August and September.
In Somers, there are 12.1 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 Somers with an average of 8.3°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Somers, there are 154.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Somers, there are 21.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Somers 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 Somers with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.8 inches in Somers means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Somers with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in Somers, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 34.9 inches in Somers means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Somers with 8.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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