Zip 51537 (Harlan, IA) Climate

51537 Harlan, IA has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the year is around 47 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius), with an average high of 68 degrees (20 degrees Celsius) in the summer and an average low of 25 degrees (-4 degrees Celsius) in the winter months. Precipitation is fairly consistent year-round, with some snow in late winter or early spring. The city does experience occasional thunderstorms, especially during the summer months.

Harlan (zip 51537), Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harlan (zip 51537) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Harlan (zip 51537). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harlan (zip 51537) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51537 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51537 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Harlan, Iowa	United States
	34.4 in.	38.1 in.
	27.9 in.	27.8 in.
	95.3 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	84.1°	85.8°
	10.3°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	4	4.3
	1238 ft.	2443 ft.

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 51537 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the 51537 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 51537 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51537 zip code, there are 12.6 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 51537 zip code with an average of 10.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 51537 zip code, there are 152.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51537 zip code, there are 17.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 51537 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 51537 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 51537 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51537 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 95.3 rainy days annually in the 51537 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.9 inches in the 51537 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51537 zip code with 7.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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