Zip 50225 (Pleasantville, IA) Climate

The climate in 50225 Pleasantville, IA is generally mild. Summers can be hot and humid, with temperatures usually reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are cold with occasional snowfall, and temperatures frequently drop below freezing overnight. Spring and fall are generally pleasant with relatively mild temperatures and some rainfall throughout the year. The area typically experiences all four seasons in full, so there is a wide variety of weather to experience throughout the year.

Pleasantville (zip 50225), Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasantville (zip 50225) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Pleasantville (zip 50225). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasantville (zip 50225) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50225 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 50225 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pleasantville, Iowa	United States
	36.6 in.	38.1 in.
	27.8 in.	27.8 in.
	90.0 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	12.0°	21.7°
	7	7
	4	4.3
	879 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 50225 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 50225 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 50225 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 50225 zip code, there are 13.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 50225 zip code with an average of 12.0°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 50225 zip code, there are 139.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 50225 zip code, there are 14.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 50225 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 50225 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 50225 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.6 inches in the 50225 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50225 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 90.0 rainy days annually in the 50225 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 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.8 inches in the 50225 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50225 zip code with 7.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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