Zip 52728 (Buffalo, IA) Climate

Buffalo, IA has a humid continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters with moderate levels of precipitation throughout the year. Summers are generally warm and humid with occasional bouts of extreme heat while winters are cold but relatively mild with some snowfall over the course of the season. Average temperatures range from a high of 90°F in July to a low of 24°F in January. Precipitation levels tend to be evenly distributed throughout the year with an average yearly total of 38 inches.

Buffalo (zip 52728), Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo (zip 52728) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Buffalo (zip 52728). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo (zip 52728) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 14
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52728 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 4.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 52728 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Buffalo, Iowa	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	84.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	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 52728 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 52728 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 52728 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 52728 zip code, there are 14.6 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 52728 zip code with an average of 14.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52728 zip code, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52728 zip code, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 52728 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 52728 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 52728 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in the 52728 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52728 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in the 52728 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in the 52728 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the 52728 zip code with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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