Calamus, IA Climate

Calamus, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summer temperatures and cold winter temperatures. The area experiences high humidity during the summer months and abundant snowfall during the winter months. Average temperatures in the summer tend to stay between 70-80°F, while average temperatures in the winter can vary from 10-30°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, but tends to peak in May and June, while January is usually the driest month of the year.

Calamus, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Calamus averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Calamus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calamus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Calamus is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

8.8 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Calamus, 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 Calamus with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Calamus, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calamus are June, September and August.

In Calamus, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calamus with an average of 10.5°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Calamus, there are 146.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Calamus, there are 15.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Calamus 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.

August is the wettest month in Calamus with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.0 inches in Calamus means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Calamus with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in Calamus, 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 31.1 inches in Calamus means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa. January is the snowiest month in Calamus with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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