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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Cedar County / Stanwood / Zip Codes
Stanwood, IA has a continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. This type of climate is characterized by warm to hot summer temperatures, cold winters, and moderate spring and autumn seasons in between. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year with snowfall in winter months and rainfall occurring during the warmer months. Average summer temperatures reach into the mid-80s Fahrenheit (29°C) while winter temperatures can dip below freezing for extended periods of time.

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

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

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Stanwood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stanwood 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 Stanwood is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

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

  ClimateStanwood, IowaUnited States
  37.0 in.38.1 in.
  27.2 in.27.8 in.
  103.8 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  10.3°21.7°
  6.97
  44.3
  843 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 Stanwood with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Stanwood, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stanwood are September, June and August.
In Stanwood, there are 10.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stanwood with an average of 10.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Stanwood, there are 147.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Stanwood, there are 15.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Stanwood 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.
August is the wettest month in Stanwood with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Stanwood means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Stanwood with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.8 rainy days annually in Stanwood, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.2 inches in Stanwood means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Stanwood with 8.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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