Zip 50536 (Emmetsburg, IA) Climate

The climate of 50536 Emmetsburg, IA is humid continental with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 77 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter it can drop to 11 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer, the area gets plenty of rainfall and thunderstorms while during winter snowfall is common, though not extreme. Temperatures during spring and fall tend to be mild with an average of about 46 degrees Fahrenheit in the spring and 62 degrees Fahrenheit in the fall.

Emmetsburg (zip 50536), Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Emmetsburg (zip 50536) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Emmetsburg (zip 50536). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Emmetsburg (zip 50536) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 6
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50536 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 50536 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Emmetsburg, 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 50536 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In the 50536 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 50536 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50536 zip code, there are 8.3 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 50536 zip code with an average of 5.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50536 zip code, there are 163.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50536 zip code, there are 27.0 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 50536 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 50536 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.9 inches in the 50536 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50536 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in the 50536 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 35.7 inches in the 50536 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50536 zip code with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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