Lee County, IA Climate

Lee, IA County has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid to upper 80s and abundant sunshine. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to an average of around 30 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Spring and fall provide pleasant weather, with temperatures ranging from the high 40s to mid 70s. The county experiences numerous thunderstorms throughout the year due to its location on the Central Plains of Iowa. Precipitation is abundant year-round as well, although it tends to be highest during the spring months.

Lee County, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lee County averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Lee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lee County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter

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

Climate	Lee, Iowa	United States
	39.3 in.	38.1 in.
	22.2 in.	27.8 in.
	105.4 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	86.3°	85.8°
	16.4°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	644 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 Lee County with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Lee County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lee County are September, June and May.

In Lee County, there are 19.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lee County with an average of 16.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In Lee County, there are 116.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In Lee County, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lee County during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Lee County.

May is the wettest month in Lee County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Lee County means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Lee County with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in Lee County, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.2 inches in Lee County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Lee County with 6.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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