Howard County, IA Climate

Howard, IA County has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The county experiences an average of 46 inches of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rain during the warmer months. Snowfall is common in winter months, but rarely exceeds three inches per month. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as 90°F and as low as 50°F in the winter months. The area is also prone to occasional thunderstorms which can bring heavy rains and strong winds.

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

Howard County averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Howard County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Howard County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Howard is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Howard, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Howard, Iowa	United States
	36.1 in.	38.1 in.
	39.7 in.	27.8 in.
	101.4 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	5.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.9	4.3
	1271 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 Howard with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Howard, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Howard are June, August and July.

In Howard, there are 6.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Howard with an average of 5.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Howard, there are 164.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Howard, there are 28.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Howard but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Howard with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in Howard means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Howard with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 101.4 rainy days annually in Howard, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.7 inches in Howard means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Howard with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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