Dickinson County, IA Climate

Dickinson IA County enjoys a temperate climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in the winter months ranges from 15°F to 35°F while the summer months range from 65°F to 85°F. Precipitation is generally pretty evenly distributed throughout the year with around 30 inches of rain and 40 inches of snow expected annually. Dickinson IA County usually has clear skies, with over 200 sunny days a year. In addition, it is often windy in Dickinson IA due to its flat terrain - gusts can reach up to 25 miles per hour on occasion!

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

Dickinson County averages 39 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 Dickinson County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dickinson County 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 Dickinson County is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

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

Climate	Dickinson, Iowa	United States
	29.4 in.	38.1 in.
	38.6 in.	27.8 in.
	86.4 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	6.8°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	1469 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 Dickinson County with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Dickinson County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dickinson County are June, August and September.

In Dickinson County, there are 12.5 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 Dickinson County with an average of 6.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Dickinson County, there are 157.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Dickinson County, 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County 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 Dickinson County means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

June is the rainiest month in Dickinson County with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 86.4 rainy days annually in Dickinson County, 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 38.6 inches in Dickinson County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Dickinson County with 9.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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