Dubuque County, IA Climate

Dubuque, IA County has a humid continental climate with both hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter months often dip below freezing. The county sees snowfall during the winter months, which can range from light dustings of snow to major blizzards. Spring and fall are mild seasons with temperatures ranging between the mid-30s and mid-60s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout all four seasons, with occasional thunderstorms during the summer months.

Dubuque County, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dubuque County averages 37 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 Dubuque County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dubuque County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 10
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

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

Climate	Dubuque, Iowa	United States
	36.3 in.	38.1 in.
	36.7 in.	27.8 in.
	113.5 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	82.9°	85.8°
	9.8°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.9	4.3
	966 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 Dubuque County with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Dubuque County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dubuque County are June, August and September.

In Dubuque County, there are 9.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dubuque County with an average of 9.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In Dubuque County, there are 146.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Dubuque County, there are 18.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in Dubuque County means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Dubuque County with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 113.5 rainy days annually in Dubuque County, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.7 inches in Dubuque County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Dubuque County with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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