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United States / Iowa / Spirit Lake Metro Area / Dickinson County / West Okoboji / Zip Codes
West Okoboji, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures in the summer range from 68-86 °F while in the winter they range from 13-28 °F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average total of 29 inches per year. The area receives an average of 34 inches of snow annually, spread out over several months during winter. Generally, West Okoboji enjoys three distinct seasons and offers a variety of outdoor activities due to its weather conditions.

West Okoboji, Iowa gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Okoboji averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

West Okoboji gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 7
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West Okoboji is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in West Okoboji, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Okoboji, IowaUnited States
  29.4 in.38.1 in.
  39.2 in.27.8 in.
  86.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  84.0°85.8°
  6.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.44.3
  1424 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 Okoboji with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In West Okoboji, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Okoboji are June, August and September.
In West Okoboji, there are 13.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West Okoboji with an average of 6.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In West Okoboji, there are 157.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In West Okoboji, there are 25.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in West Okoboji 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 West Okoboji with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.4 inches in West Okoboji means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
June is the rainiest month in West Okoboji with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 86.0 rainy days annually in West Okoboji, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.2 inches in West Okoboji means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in West Okoboji with 9.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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