Zip 52079 (Zwingle, IA) Climate

The climate of 52079 Zwingle, IA is generally moderate and temperate. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching into the mid to high 80s while winters remain cool with temperatures usually below freezing during the coldest months of the year. Precipitation is common throughout the year with moderate to high amounts of snowfall during winter months and higher humidity levels in the summer months. The area typically does not experience extreme weather events such as tornadoes or hurricanes but windy days are not uncommon during spring and fall.

Zwingle (zip 52079), Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Zwingle (zip 52079) averages 36 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 Zwingle (zip 52079). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Zwingle (zip 52079) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 10
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52079 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 52079 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Zwingle, Iowa	United States
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	82.7°	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 52079 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 52079 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 52079 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 52079 zip code, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52079 zip code with an average of 9.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 52079 zip code, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 52079 zip code, there are 18.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 52079 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 52079 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.1 inches in the 52079 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52079 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 111.5 rainy days annually in the 52079 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.1 inches in the 52079 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52079 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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