Zip 51527 (Defiance, IA) Climate

51527 Defiance, IA is located in the Midwest region of the United States and experiences a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s while winters tend to be cold with temperatures falling below freezing level. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with snow occurring most commonly in the winter months. The area has an average annual temperature of about 51°F (10°C).

Defiance (zip 51527), Iowa gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Defiance (zip 51527) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Defiance (zip 51527). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Defiance (zip 51527) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51527 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51527 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Defiance, Iowa	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	30.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	215 days	Unlock
	84.2°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.9	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	1304 ft.	Unlock

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 51527 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the 51527 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 51527 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51527 zip code, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 51527 zip code with an average of 10.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 51527 zip code, there are 150.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 51527 zip code, there are 17.7 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 51527 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 51527 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in the 51527 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51527 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 97.5 rainy days annually in the 51527 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.3 inches in the 51527 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51527 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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