Taylor County, IA Climate

Taylor, IA County has a warm-summer humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of 28 inches per year. The summer months are typically warm and humid, while winter is cold and snowy. Snowfall averages around 20 inches each year. Temperatures in the area can range from lows in the single digits during winter to highs in the low 90s during summer. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the year.

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

Taylor County averages 22 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 Taylor County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taylor County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 12
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.1 Winter

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

Climate	Taylor, Iowa	United States
	36.4 in.	38.1 in.
	21.7 in.	27.8 in.
	87.6 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	11.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	1203 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 Taylor County with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Taylor County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Taylor County are September, June and May.

In Taylor County, there are 18.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Taylor County with an average of 11.8°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Taylor County, there are 145.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Taylor County, there are 14.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Taylor County but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Taylor County are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Taylor County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.4 inches in Taylor County means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Taylor County with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 87.6 rainy days annually in Taylor County, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer 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 21.7 inches in Taylor County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Taylor County with 5.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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