Zip 52035 (Colesburg, IA) Climate

52035 Colesburg, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. In the winter months, temperatures range from highs in the mid-20s to lows below zero. In the summertime, temperatures can reach into the high 80s with plenty of sunshine. As for precipitation, there is an average of 28 inches of rain and around 20 inches of snow annually. The area experiences four distinct seasons which provide plenty of variation and make it an enjoyable place to live.

Colesburg (zip 52035), Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colesburg (zip 52035) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Colesburg (zip 52035). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colesburg (zip 52035) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52035 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 52035 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Colesburg, Iowa	United States
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	82.4°	85.8°
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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 52035 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In the 52035 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 52035 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 52035 zip code, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52035 zip code with an average of 7.5°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 52035 zip code, there are 156.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 52035 zip code, there are 22.9 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 52035 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 52035 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in the 52035 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52035 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 109.6 rainy days annually in the 52035 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 Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 34.7 inches in the 52035 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52035 zip code with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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