Ida County, IA Climate

Ida county, IA has a humid continental climate which offers warm and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and a brief spring and fall season. In the summer months temperatures can often climb into the 80s with high humidity levels. Winters are typically cold with frequent snow storms that can sometimes drop several inches in a single day. Spring is usually milder but still cool while fall usually features crisp temperatures that gradually become colder as winter approaches. Ida county also receives approximately 36 inches of precipitation annually with April being the rainiest month of the year on average.

Ida County, Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Ida County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ida County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

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

Climate	Ida, Iowa	United States
	32.1 in.	38.1 in.
	33.7 in.	27.8 in.
	89.6 days	106.2 days
	209 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	9.1°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	4	4.3
	1360 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 Ida County with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In Ida County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ida County are June, September and August.

In Ida County, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ida County with an average of 9.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Ida County, there are 153.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Ida County, there are 20.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Ida 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 Ida County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 32.1 inches in Ida County means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Ida County with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 89.6 rainy days annually in Ida County, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer 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 33.7 inches in Ida County means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Ida County with 8.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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