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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Monona County / Whiting / Zip Codes
The climate in Whiting, IA is typically temperate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months range from 70°F to 85°F, while in the winter months temperatures usually stay between 20°F and 30°F. Precipitation is common throughout the year with rain and snow falling throughout the different seasons. Overall, Whiting has a fairly mild climate compared to other areas of the United States.

Whiting, Iowa gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Whiting. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whiting gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Whiting, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Whiting with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Whiting, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Whiting are September, June and May.
In Whiting, there are 21.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Whiting with an average of 9.0°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Whiting, there are 158.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Whiting, there are 19.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Whiting 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 Whiting with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.7 inches in Whiting means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Whiting with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 79.8 rainy days annually in Whiting, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.3 inches in Whiting means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Whiting with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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