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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / St. Ansgar / Zip Codes
St. Ansgar, IA enjoys a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. Winters in St. Ansgar are typically cold and snowy, with temperatures rarely rising above freezing and plenty of snowfall throughout the season. On the other hand, summers in St. Ansgar are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the upper 80s and lows dropping to the mid-60s. The weather is generally sunny year round in St. Ansgar, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities during any season!

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

St. Ansgar averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in St. Ansgar. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Ansgar 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Ansgar is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in St. Ansgar, 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 St. Ansgar with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In St. Ansgar, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Ansgar are June, August and July.
In St. Ansgar, there are 5.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Ansgar with an average of 5.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In St. Ansgar, there are 159.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In St. Ansgar, there are 28.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in St. Ansgar 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 St. Ansgar with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in St. Ansgar means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in St. Ansgar with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 93.9 rainy days annually in St. Ansgar, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.7 inches in St. Ansgar means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in St. Ansgar with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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