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United States / Iowa / Iowa City Metro Area / Washington County / West Chester / Zip Codes
West Chester, IA has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is around 82°F, while the average low temperature in January is around 17°F. Precipitation levels in West Chester are generally moderate, with an annual average of approximately 38 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 24 inches each winter season as well. Overall the climate in West Chester is mild, with warm summers and cold winters.

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

West Chester averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in West Chester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Chester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 11
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West Chester is 6.9 (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 West Chester, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Chester, IowaUnited States
  36.8 in.38.1 in.
  27.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  11.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.94.3
  774 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 West Chester with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In West Chester, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Chester are September, June and August.
In West Chester, there are 14.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West Chester with an average of 11.3°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In West Chester, there are 143.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In West Chester, 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 West Chester but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in West Chester are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in West Chester with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in West Chester means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in West Chester with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 102.3 rainy days annually in West Chester, which is rainier 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.8 inches in West Chester means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in West Chester with 7.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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