Zip 51238 (Hospers, IA) Climate


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51238 Hospers, IA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures rarely rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold and snowy, often reaching below-freezing temperatures with snowfall accumulation of up to 30 inches. Springtime brings warmer temperatures, while fall brings cooler temperatures with the first frost typically occurring in late October. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year with nearly 32 days per year receiving some form of precipitation on average.

Hospers (zip 51238), Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hospers (zip 51238) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Hospers (zip 51238). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hospers (zip 51238) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 8
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51238 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51238 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHospers, IowaUnited States
  29.5 in.38.1 in.
  33.5 in.27.8 in.
  91.9 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  7.5°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1366 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 51238 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the 51238 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 51238 zip code are September, June and August.
In the 51238 zip code, there are 14.8 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 51238 zip code with an average of 7.5°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In the 51238 zip code, there are 159.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.
In the 51238 zip code, there are 24.3 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 51238 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 51238 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.5 inches in the 51238 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in the 51238 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 91.9 rainy days annually in the 51238 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.5 inches in the 51238 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51238 zip code with 7.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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