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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Jackson County / Spragueville / Zip Codes
Spragueville, IA has a humid continental climate. The summers are hot and humid with average highs in the mid 80s while winters are cold and snowy with average lows in the lower teens. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches annually. Winters can be especially harsh due to frequent snowstorms, with an average of 54 inches of snowfall each season. The area also experiences severe thunderstorms during the summer months as warm temperatures and humidity create ideal conditions for storm development.

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

Spragueville averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Spragueville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spragueville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Spragueville with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Spragueville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spragueville are June, September and August.
In Spragueville, there are 11.9 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 Spragueville with an average of 9.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Spragueville, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Spragueville, there are 18.3 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 Spragueville 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 Spragueville with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Spragueville means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Spragueville with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.3 rainy days annually in Spragueville, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.6 inches in Spragueville means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Spragueville with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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