Zip 50653 (Marble Rock, IA) Climate

The climate in 50653 Marble Rock, IA is generally mild with hot and humid summers and cold, snowy winters. On average, the warmest month is July with an average high temperature of 84°F (29°C), while January is the coolest month with an average low temperature of 9°F (-12.8°C). Precipitation occurs year round, peaking in May with an average of 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) of rainfall per month. Throughout the year, Marble Rock has an average temperature of approximately 41°F (5°C).

Marble Rock (zip 50653), Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marble Rock (zip 50653) averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Marble Rock (zip 50653). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marble Rock (zip 50653) 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50653 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 50653 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marble Rock, Iowa	United States
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	82.6°	85.8°
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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 50653 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50653 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 50653 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50653 zip code, there are 7.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 50653 zip code with an average of 7.7°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50653 zip code, there are 153.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 50653 zip code, there are 22.8 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 50653 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 50653 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in the 50653 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50653 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in the 50653 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 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.4 inches in the 50653 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50653 zip code with 8.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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