Zip 52749 (Fruitland, IA) Climate


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The climate in 52749 Fruitland, IA is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit and winters are usually cold but rarely below freezing. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, with the most occurring during the summer months. Snowfall does occur but is usually light, with only a few inches accumulating each year. The area typically enjoys a long growing season, allowing for a variety of crops like corn, soybeans, and hay to be harvested each year.

Fruitland (zip 52749), Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fruitland (zip 52749) averages 26 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 Fruitland (zip 52749). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fruitland (zip 52749) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52749 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.5 Summer - 4.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 52749 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 52749 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 52749 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 52749 zip code are September, June and August.
In the 52749 zip code, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52749 zip code with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In the 52749 zip code, there are 126.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
In the 52749 zip code, there are 10.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 52749 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 52749 zip code are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in the 52749 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 52749 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in the 52749 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 52749 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 25.7 inches in the 52749 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the 52749 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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