Fort Dodge Metro Area, IA Climate

The Fort Dodge, IA Metro Area has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences an average of 39 inches of precipitation annually. Summers in the area can often be hot and humid due to the proximity to lakes and rivers, while winters are generally cold with occasional snowfall. Temperatures in the area range from an average high of 87 degrees Fahrenheit in the summertime to an average low of 11 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter months.

Fort Dodge Metro Area, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Dodge Metro Area averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Fort Dodge Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Dodge Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Fort Dodge metro area is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Fort Dodge metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Dodge, Iowa	United States
	35.3 in.	38.1 in.
	33.4 in.	27.8 in.
	99.7 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	8.4°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.8	4.3
	1130 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 Fort Dodge metro area with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the Fort Dodge metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Fort Dodge metro area are June, August and September.

In the Fort Dodge metro area, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Fort Dodge metro area with an average of 8.4°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the Fort Dodge metro area, there are 154.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the Fort Dodge metro area, there are 21.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Fort Dodge metro area 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 the Fort Dodge metro area with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in the Fort Dodge metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the Fort Dodge metro area with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in the Fort Dodge metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer 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 33.4 inches in the Fort Dodge metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the Fort Dodge metro area with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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