Zip 50103 (Garden Grove, IA) Climate

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Garden Grove, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from highs of around 80°F to lows in the mid-60s. Winters are cold, with average temperatures ranging from lows in the teens to highs in the low-30s. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, usually averaging around 36 inches per year, while snowfall can range from 10 inches to over 20 inches during winter months.

Garden Grove (zip 50103), Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garden Grove (zip 50103) averages 26 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 Garden Grove (zip 50103). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garden Grove (zip 50103) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50103 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.6 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 50103 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 50103 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 50103 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 50103 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 50103 zip code, there are 17.1 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 50103 zip code with an average of 12.5°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 50103 zip code, there are 145.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 50103 zip code, there are 13.5 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 50103 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 50103 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 50103 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.0 inches in the 50103 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50103 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 105.9 rainy days annually in the 50103 zip code, which is rainier 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 25.7 inches in the 50103 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the 50103 zip code with 6.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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