Trenton, IA Climate

Trenton, IA is located in the Midwestern United States and enjoys a humid continental climate. The summers can get quite hot and humid while the winters are cold and snowy. Precipitation is spread fairly evenly throughout the year with some months tending to be drier than others. On average, temperatures range from lows of -20 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to highs of 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months. Overall, Trenton has a moderate climate with mild temperatures and occasional extremes during both winter and summer.

Climate	Trenton, Iowa	United States
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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.