Zip 51028 (Kingsley, IA) Climate


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51028 Kingsley, IA has a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. Summers tend to be humid and hot, while winters can be cold but sunny. The average temperature for the year is around 46°F (7°C). Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with snowfall in the winter months and rain in the spring and summer months. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms during the warmer months.

Kingsley (zip 51028), Iowa gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kingsley (zip 51028) averages 33 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 Kingsley (zip 51028). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingsley (zip 51028) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51028 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51028 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKingsley, IowaUnited States
  30.7 in.38.1 in.
  33.1 in.27.8 in.
  85.5 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  8.4°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  1245 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 51028 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the 51028 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 51028 zip code are June, September and August.
In the 51028 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 51028 zip code with an average of 8.4°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In the 51028 zip code, there are 158.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
In the 51028 zip code, there are 22.1 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 51028 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 51028 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.7 inches in the 51028 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in the 51028 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 85.5 rainy days annually in the 51028 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 33.1 inches in the 51028 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51028 zip code with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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