Zip 51542 (Honey Creek, IA) Climate

51542 Honey Creek, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 77°F, while temperatures in the winter can dip below 20°F. The area experiences an average of 36 inches of rainfall each year, along with light snowfall in the winter months, due to its proximity to Lake Michigan. Winters are generally long and cloudy with frequent lake-effect snowstorms coming off the lake, especially near areas south of Honey Creek and closer to the shoreline. Summers are typically hot and humid, but cooler temperatures often come onshore from the lake during afternoon thunderstorms that bring relief from the heat.

Honey Creek (zip 51542), Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Honey Creek (zip 51542) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Honey Creek (zip 51542). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Honey Creek (zip 51542) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51542 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 51542 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Honey Creek, Iowa	United States
	32.0 in.	38.1 in.
	27.6 in.	27.8 in.
	97.2 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	12.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.8	4.3
	1202 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 51542 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 51542 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 51542 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51542 zip code, there are 19.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 51542 zip code with an average of 12.8°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 51542 zip code, there are 141.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 51542 zip code, there are 12.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 51542 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 51542 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 51542 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.0 inches in the 51542 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51542 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 97.2 rainy days annually in the 51542 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 27.6 inches in the 51542 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51542 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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