Winnebago County, IA Climate

Winnebago, IA County has a typical Midwestern climate with cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers. The coldest months are December, January and February when lows can drop to around 15°F (-9°C) and highs reach an average of 35°F (1.7°C). Summer temperatures typically reach into the upper 80s (around 30°C) and can be quite humid. Winters bring plenty of snowfall as the county averages around 35 inches (89 cm) per season. Spring and fall months bring mild temperatures with frequent rainfall throughout both seasons.

Winnebago County, Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winnebago County averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Winnebago County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winnebago County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

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

Climate	Winnebago, Iowa	United States
	33.6 in.	38.1 in.
	37.1 in.	27.8 in.
	96.0 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	82.2°	85.8°
	5.7°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.2	4.3
	1265 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 Winnebago County with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Winnebago County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winnebago County are June, August and July.

In Winnebago County, there are 8.2 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 Winnebago County with an average of 5.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Winnebago County, there are 159.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Winnebago County, there are 27.3 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County with 5.0 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 33.6 inches in Winnebago County means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

June is the rainiest month in Winnebago County with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 96.0 rainy days annually in Winnebago County, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.1 inches in Winnebago County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Winnebago County with 9.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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