Zip 50583 (Sac City, IA) Climate


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Sac County / Sac City / Sac City (zip 50583)
Sac City, IA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer months of June, July and August is around 80°F while the average low in winter months of December, January and February is around 10-15°F. Rainfall tends to be evenly distributed throughout the year with an average total of 30 inches. Snowfall averages 15 inches annually but varies greatly from season to season.

Sac City (zip 50583), Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sac City (zip 50583) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Sac City (zip 50583). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sac City (zip 50583) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50583 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 50583 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSac City, IowaUnited States
  33.8 in.38.1 in.
  32.6 in.27.8 in.
  94.0 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  7.9°21.7°
  6.87
  44.3
  1218 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 50583 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50583 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 50583 zip code are June, August and September.
In the 50583 zip code, there are 11.1 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 50583 zip code with an average of 7.9°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In the 50583 zip code, there are 158.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In the 50583 zip code, there are 21.8 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 50583 zip code 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 50583 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.8 inches in the 50583 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in the 50583 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 94.0 rainy days annually in the 50583 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.6 inches in the 50583 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50583 zip code with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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