Zip 52040 (Dyersville, IA) Climate

52040 Dyersville, IA has a continental climate characterized by hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Average summer temperatures reach into the mid-80s with high humidity. Winters are cold and snowy with average temperatures in the 20s. Spring and fall bring moderate temperatures and occasional showers while the winter snow gives way to sunny days in April. The area has an average of 42 inches of rain per year making it one of the wettest places in Iowa.

Dyersville (zip 52040), Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dyersville (zip 52040) averages 36 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 Dyersville (zip 52040). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dyersville (zip 52040) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 9
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52040 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 52040 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 52040 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 52040 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 52040 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 52040 zip code, there are 8.4 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 52040 zip code with an average of 9.3°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 52040 zip code, there are 150.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 52040 zip code, there are 19.5 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 52040 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 52040 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.2 inches in the 52040 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52040 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in the 52040 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.8 inches in the 52040 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52040 zip code with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Michael · Dyersville, IA

Small town politics

Over 6 years ago

Lived in a smaller city. Thought this city was a place to be. First holiday the local gas stations should be the place. They ran out of bottled water before More