Fairfield Metro Area, IA Climate

Fairfield, IA Metro Area has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. It experiences four distinct seasons and often experiences extremes in temperature. During the summer months the temperatures can range from highs in the mid-80s to lows in the mid-50s with days of high humidity. Winters are generally cold with average temperatures ranging from highs around freezing to lows in the teens. Spring and fall are transitional seasons which provide milder weather between winter and summer. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but snowfall is more likely during winter months.

Fairfield Metro Area, Iowa gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairfield Metro Area averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Fairfield Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairfield Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Fairfield metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairfield, Iowa	United States
	38.4 in.	38.1 in.
	24.5 in.	27.8 in.
	102.9 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	86.3°	85.8°
	14.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	772 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 the Fairfield metro area with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In the Fairfield metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Fairfield metro area are September, June and May.

In the Fairfield metro area, there are 20.8 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 the Fairfield metro area with an average of 14.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the Fairfield metro area, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the Fairfield metro area, there are 11.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Fairfield metro area 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 the Fairfield metro area are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the Fairfield metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in the Fairfield metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the Fairfield metro area with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 102.9 rainy days annually in the Fairfield metro area, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.5 inches in the Fairfield metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in the Fairfield metro area with 6.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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