Zip 50459 (Northwood, IA) Climate

50459 Northwood, IA has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature for the area varies between a high of 84°F in July and a low of 9°F in January. Precipitation is moderate year round with an average annual total of 30 inches. Snowfall typically averages around 27 inches each winter, although can range from year to year. Wind speeds are generally light but may reach up to 10 mph during storms. Overall, the weather in 50459 Northwood, IA is mild and comfortable throughout the year.

Northwood (zip 50459), Iowa gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Northwood (zip 50459) averages 37 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 Northwood (zip 50459). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Northwood (zip 50459) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50459 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 50459 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Northwood, Iowa	United States
	34.4 in.	38.1 in.
	37.1 in.	27.8 in.
	101.7 days	106.2 days
	183 days	205 days
	81.2°	85.8°
	5.0°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	1191 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 50459 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In the 50459 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 50459 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50459 zip code, there are 6.5 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 50459 zip code with an average of 5.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50459 zip code, there are 160.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50459 zip code, there are 29.3 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 50459 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 50459 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in the 50459 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50459 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in the 50459 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.1 inches in the 50459 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50459 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.