Zip 52639 (Montrose, IA) Climate

52639 Montrose, IA has a humid continental climate that features warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from 24°F in winter to 78°F in summer, while humidity is generally high all year round. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year with an average of 33 inches of rain spread out over the course of 3 months. Snowfall can be heavy at times, with up to 20 inches per season although this varies from year to year.

Montrose (zip 52639), Iowa gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Montrose (zip 52639) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Montrose (zip 52639). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montrose (zip 52639) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52639 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Iowa.

8.3 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 52639 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Montrose, Iowa	United States
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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 52639 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In the 52639 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 52639 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 52639 zip code, there are 19.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52639 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52639 zip code, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

In the 52639 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 52639 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 52639 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 52639 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in the 52639 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52639 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.1 rainy days annually in the 52639 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.5 inches in the 52639 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in the 52639 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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