Zip 51062 (Westfield, IA) Climate

51062 Westfield, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 45°F (7°C), with the hottest months being June, July and August when temperatures can reach up to 70°F (21°C). Winters tend to be colder, with temperatures dropping to an average of 20-30°F (-6 to -1°C) in January and February. Rainfall is evenly spread throughout the year, although it is slightly higher between April and September. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, with an average of around 27 inches (68 cm) per year.

Westfield (zip 51062), Iowa gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westfield (zip 51062) averages 34 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 Westfield (zip 51062). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westfield (zip 51062) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 9
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51062 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51062 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 51062 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 51062 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 51062 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 51062 zip code, there are 18.4 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 51062 zip code with an average of 8.5°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51062 zip code, there are 157.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In the 51062 zip code, there are 21.9 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 51062 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 51062 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.1 inches in the 51062 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51062 zip code with 9.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 76.7 rainy days annually in the 51062 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.6 inches in the 51062 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51062 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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