West Point, IA Climate


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West Point, IA has a humid-continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature in winter is around 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels tend to be higher in the warmer months with an average of around 4 inches per month and less in the cooler winter months with an average of about 1 inch per month. Winters tend to bring a mix of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain while summers generally feature more sunshine than precipitation.

West Point, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Point averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in West Point. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Point gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West Point is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in West Point, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for West Point with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In West Point, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Point are September, June and May.
In West Point, there are 17.4 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 Point with an average of 16.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In West Point, there are 116.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In West Point, there are 7.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in West Point during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in West Point.
May is the wettest month in West Point with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in West Point means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in West Point with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 100.9 rainy days annually in West Point, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.4 inches in West Point means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in West Point with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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