Zip 50071 (Dows, IA) Climate

Dows, IA is a small town located in the North Central region of Iowa. The climate is generally warm and humid with an average annual temperature of 54°F. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90°F, while winters are usually cold with temperatures dropping to an average low of 20°F. Precipitation levels vary throughout the year but are generally quite moderate, averaging around 30 inches per year. Dows experiences all four seasons, making it a great place for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Dows (zip 50071), Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dows (zip 50071) averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Dows (zip 50071). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dows (zip 50071) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50071 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 50071 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 50071 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50071 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 50071 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 50071 zip code, there are 12.2 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 50071 zip code with an average of 7.5°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50071 zip code, there are 155.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50071 zip code, there are 22.5 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 50071 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 50071 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 50071 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50071 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 85.9 rainy days annually in the 50071 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.0 inches in the 50071 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50071 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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