Zip 50510 (Albert City, IA) Climate

Albert City, IA 50510 has a humid continental climate marked by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. During the summer months, temperatures generally range from the high 60s to mid 70s Fahrenheit during the day with cooler temperatures at night. Winters tend to be very cold with temperatures averaging between 20 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall is common during winter months with an average of 65 inches per year. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of around 32 inches per year.

Albert City (zip 50510), Iowa gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albert City (zip 50510) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Albert City (zip 50510). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albert City (zip 50510) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50510 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 50510 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Albert City, Iowa	United States
	33.2 in.	38.1 in.
	35.2 in.	27.8 in.
	92.9 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	83.3°	85.8°
	8.1°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.6	4.3
	1310 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 50510 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50510 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 50510 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 50510 zip code, there are 11.5 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 50510 zip code with an average of 8.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50510 zip code, there are 152.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50510 zip code, there are 21.5 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 50510 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 50510 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.2 inches in the 50510 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50510 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 92.9 rainy days annually in the 50510 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.2 inches in the 50510 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50510 zip code with 8.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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