Zip 51041 (Orange City, IA) Climate

Orange City, IA (51041) is located in northwest Iowa and experiences all four seasons. Summers are typically warm with average temperatures ranging from the upper 70s to low 90s throughout the season. Winters can be cold but mild, with temperatures ranging from the mid to high 20s and occasional snowfall. Spring brings blooming flowers while autumn brings vibrant colors as the leaves change. Overall, 51041 Orange City has a rather pleasant climate for its location in Iowa.

Orange City (zip 51041), Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Orange City (zip 51041) averages 33 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 Orange City (zip 51041). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orange City (zip 51041) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51041 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 51041 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Orange City, Iowa	United States
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	84.3°	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 51041 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Iowa. In the 51041 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 51041 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51041 zip code, there are 15.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 51041 zip code with an average of 7.1°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51041 zip code, there are 163.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 51041 zip code, there are 25.2 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 51041 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 51041 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 29.5 inches in the 51041 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51041 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in the 51041 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.2 inches in the 51041 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51041 zip code with 7.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.