Zip 52573 (Mount Sterling, IA) Climate

Mount Sterling, IA has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid-70s during the day, while winters can get quite cold with temperatures averaging in the low 20s. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year and snowfall occurs in late fall and often lasts through early spring. The area also experiences strong winds throughout the year due to its high elevation.

Mount Sterling (zip 52573), Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Sterling (zip 52573) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Mount Sterling (zip 52573). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Sterling (zip 52573) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52573 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.3 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 52573 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Sterling, Iowa	United States
	39.4 in.	38.1 in.
	21.6 in.	27.8 in.
	92.8 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	87.1°	85.8°
	14.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	650 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 52573 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In the 52573 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 52573 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 52573 zip code, there are 23.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52573 zip code with an average of 14.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52573 zip code, there are 129.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52573 zip code, there are 9.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 52573 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 52573 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 52573 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.4 inches in the 52573 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52573 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 92.8 rainy days annually in the 52573 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.6 inches in the 52573 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the 52573 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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