Zip 51430 (Arcadia, IA) Climate

Arcadia, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature is around 57°F throughout the year with temperatures in the winter dipping down to an average of about 25°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches per year, with more rain falling in spring and summer months. Winters can be snowy, but there may be periods of mild weather as well.

Arcadia (zip 51430), Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Arcadia (zip 51430) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Arcadia (zip 51430). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Arcadia (zip 51430) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51430 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51430 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Arcadia, Iowa	United States
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	84.6°	85.8°
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	6.9	Unlock
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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 51430 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 51430 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 51430 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51430 zip code, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 51430 zip code with an average of 9.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 51430 zip code, there are 153.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51430 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 51430 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 51430 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in the 51430 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51430 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 100.1 rainy days annually in the 51430 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.1 inches in the 51430 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51430 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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