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United States / Iowa / Iowa City Metro Area / Johnson County / Tiffin / Zip Codes
Tiffin, IA has a humid continental climate, characterized by four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the 80s throughout July and August. Winters are cold, with temperatures ranging from 0°F to 20°F in January and February. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 29 inches per year. Snowfall averages 25 inches annually, making winter weather conditions unpredictable at times.

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

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

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Tiffin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tiffin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
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 Tiffin is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Tiffin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTiffin, IowaUnited States
  36.9 in.38.1 in.
  26.8 in.27.8 in.
  97.1 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  13.1°21.7°
  77
  44.3
  712 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 Tiffin with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Tiffin, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tiffin are September, June and August.
In Tiffin, there are 16.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tiffin with an average of 13.1°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Tiffin, there are 134.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Tiffin, there are 12.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Tiffin 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.
July is the wettest month in Tiffin with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in Tiffin means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in Tiffin with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 97.1 rainy days annually in Tiffin, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.8 inches in Tiffin means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Tiffin with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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