Zip 50531 (Dolliver, IA) Climate

50531 Dolliver, IA has a humid continental climate throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures regularly soaring above 80°F (27°C). Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures falling below freezing on a regular basis. The area receives an average of just over 26 inches of snow annually, but this can vary greatly from year to year. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with rain occurring regularly during each season.

Dolliver (zip 50531), Iowa gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dolliver (zip 50531) averages 39 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 Dolliver (zip 50531). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dolliver (zip 50531) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50531 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 50531 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dolliver, Iowa	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
	201 days	Unlock
	82.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.7	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 50531 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50531 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 50531 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50531 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 50531 zip code with an average of 5.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50531 zip code, there are 164.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50531 zip code, there are 27.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 50531 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 50531 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in the 50531 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

June is the rainiest month in the 50531 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 95.8 rainy days annually in the 50531 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 38.9 inches in the 50531 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50531 zip code with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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