Spirit Lake Metro Area, IA Climate

The climate in the Spirit Lake, IA Metro Area is generally pleasant, with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, average temperatures range from around 70-80°F during the day and drop to around 50-60°F at night. Winters are cold with daytime temperatures ranging from 20-30°F and overnight lows dipping below 0°F. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches annually. Snowfall can be significant in the winter months, accumulating up to 30 inches of snow per season.

Spirit Lake Metro Area, Iowa gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spirit Lake Metro Area averages 39 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 Spirit Lake Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spirit Lake Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 7
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter

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

Climate	Spirit Lake, Iowa	United States
	29.4 in.	38.1 in.
	38.6 in.	27.8 in.
	86.4 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	6.8°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	1469 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 Spirit Lake metro area with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake metro area are June, August and September.

In the Spirit Lake metro area, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Spirit Lake metro area with an average of 6.8°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the Spirit Lake metro area, there are 157.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the Spirit Lake metro area, there are 25.0 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 Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.4 inches in the Spirit Lake metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

June is the rainiest month in the Spirit Lake metro area with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 86.4 rainy days annually in the Spirit Lake metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 38.6 inches in the Spirit Lake metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the Spirit Lake metro area with 9.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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