Zip 52601 (Burlington, IA) Climate

Burlington, IA (52601) has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are usually very cold with temperatures dropping to the lower 20s Fahrenheit at night and snowfall is common throughout the season. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with some spotty showers in spring, summer and fall, while winter months tend to flurries or light snow. The area experiences an average of two hundred days of sunshine per year creating many opportunities for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Burlington (zip 52601), Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Burlington (zip 52601) averages 21 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 Burlington (zip 52601). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Burlington (zip 52601) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52601 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.4 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 52601 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Burlington, Iowa	United States
	38.6 in.	38.1 in.
	21.2 in.	27.8 in.
	111.2 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	85.7°	85.8°
	16.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	620 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 52601 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 52601 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 52601 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 52601 zip code, there are 19.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52601 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52601 zip code, there are 118.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52601 zip code, there are 8.5 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 52601 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 52601 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 52601 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in the 52601 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52601 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 111.2 rainy days annually in the 52601 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.2 inches in the 52601 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52601 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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