Worthington, IA Climate


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Worthington, IA has a typical Midwestern climate with generally mild summers and cold winters. Summers typically reach highs in the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures range from 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are typically cool and wet, with frequent rainfall throughout the season. The yearly average precipitation for Worthington is around 37 inches, with most of this coming during the spring and summer months. Overall, the climate of Worthington is quite temperate and provides comfortable conditions for outdoor activities most of the year.

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

Worthington averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Worthington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Worthington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Worthington is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Worthington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWorthington, IowaUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  31.9 in.27.8 in.
  112.7 days106.2 days
  191 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  8.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.94.3
  919 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 Worthington with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Worthington, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Worthington are June, August and September.
In Worthington, there are 9.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Worthington with an average of 8.3°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Worthington, there are 154.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Worthington, there are 20.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Worthington 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 Worthington with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Worthington means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Worthington with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Worthington, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.9 inches in Worthington means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Worthington with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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