Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area, IA Climate

The Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA Metro Area has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures average around 80°F during the day and 66°F at night. Winters in this area are generally cold, with temperatures averaging 39°F during the day and 22°F at night. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 35 inches of rain and 25 inches of snow. The area experiences all four seasons distinctly, from hot humid summers to cold snowy winters.

Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area, Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area 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 the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Madison-Keokuk, Iowa	United States
	39.4 in.	38.1 in.
	20.8 in.	27.8 in.
	100.5 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	86.6°	85.8°
	16.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	643 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 Madison-Keokuk metro area with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In the Fort Madison-Keokuk 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 Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area are September, June and May.

In the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area, there are 21.7 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 Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area with an average of 16.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area, there are 120.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area, there are 7.6 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 the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area 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 the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 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 39.4 inches in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 100.5 rainy days annually in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.8 inches in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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