Zip 50455 (Mc Intire, IA) Climate

The climate in 50455 Mc Intire, IA is usually mild and pleasant throughout the year. Summers are typically hot and humid with average daytime temperatures reaching into the low 80s. Winters tend to be cold, but mild compared to other parts of the Midwest, with temperatures usually dropping below freezing and snowfall common in the area. Spring and fall are generally comfortable with temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to mid-70s. Rainfall is moderate as well, averaging around 36 inches annually.

Mc Intire (zip 50455), Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mc Intire (zip 50455) averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Mc Intire (zip 50455). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mc Intire (zip 50455) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50455 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 50455 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mc Intire, Iowa	United States
	35.7 in.	38.1 in.
	41.7 in.	27.8 in.
	100.2 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	80.9°	85.8°
	5.3°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.7	4.3
	1283 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 50455 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In the 50455 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 50455 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50455 zip code, there are 4.9 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 50455 zip code with an average of 5.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50455 zip code, there are 162.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50455 zip code, there are 28.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 50455 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 50455 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.7 inches in the 50455 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50455 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 100.2 rainy days annually in the 50455 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 41.7 inches in the 50455 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50455 zip code with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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