Zip 51350 (Melvin, IA) Climate

51350 Melvin, IA has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are typically sunny, warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90°F (32°C). Winters in the area can be quite cold with temperatures dropping below 0°F (-18°C) at times. Precipitation in Melvin is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 38 inches (965 mm) annually. Snowfall is common during winter months, usually lasting from November to March.

Melvin (zip 51350), Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Melvin (zip 51350) averages 37 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 Melvin (zip 51350). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Melvin (zip 51350) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 7
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51350 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 51350 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Melvin, Iowa	United States
	29.7 in.	38.1 in.
	37.2 in.	27.8 in.
	93.8 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	6.6°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.4	4.3
	1565 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 51350 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 51350 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 51350 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 51350 zip code, there are 10.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 51350 zip code with an average of 6.6°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51350 zip code, there are 159.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 51350 zip code, there are 26.0 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 51350 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 51350 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.7 inches in the 51350 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

June is the rainiest month in the 51350 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 93.8 rainy days annually in the 51350 zip code, which is less rainy 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.2 inches in the 51350 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51350 zip code with 9.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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