Zip 52076 (Strawberry Point, IA) Climate

52076 Strawberry Point, IA has a humid continental climate with warm, wet summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers are typically hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms. Average temperatures in July range from highs in the mid-80s to lows in the lower 60s. Winter brings cold temperatures, with average January highs around 28°F and lows around 13°F. December through February are the snowiest months, receiving on average 8-10 inches of snow each month.

Strawberry Point (zip 52076), Iowa gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Strawberry Point (zip 52076) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Strawberry Point (zip 52076). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Strawberry Point (zip 52076) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 6
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52076 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 52076 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Strawberry Point, Iowa	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	35.1 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	191 days	Unlock
	83.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.7	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
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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 52076 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 52076 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 52076 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 52076 zip code, there are 6.2 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 52076 zip code with an average of 6.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 52076 zip code, there are 157.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 52076 zip code, there are 23.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 52076 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.

July is the wettest month in the 52076 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.6 inches in the 52076 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52076 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 109.5 rainy days annually in the 52076 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 35.1 inches in the 52076 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52076 zip code with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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