Cherokee County, IA Climate

Cherokee, IA County has a humid continental climate, with cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature for the year is around 54°F (12°C) while the average low temperature is 34°F (1°C). Rainfall averages around 36 inches (914 mm) per year. During the colder months, snowfall can be expected throughout the season, with accumulations of 1–3 inches (25–76 mm). Winters are long and cold with temperatures usually dropping below freezing during the night. Summers tend to be warm and humid due to the open fields and sparse tree cover in this area.

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

Cherokee County averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Cherokee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cherokee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 9
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cherokee County is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cherokee County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cherokee, Iowa	United States
	31.3 in.	38.1 in.
	34.1 in.	27.8 in.
	91.0 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	84.0°	85.8°
	8.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	4.3
	1365 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 Cherokee County with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Cherokee County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cherokee County are June, September and August.

In Cherokee County, there are 12.4 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 Cherokee County with an average of 8.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Cherokee County, there are 154.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Cherokee County, there are 21.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Cherokee County 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 Cherokee County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.3 inches in Cherokee County means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Cherokee County with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 91.0 rainy days annually in Cherokee County, which is less rainy than most 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 34.1 inches in Cherokee County means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Cherokee County with 9.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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