Modale, IA Climate

Modale, IA has a humid continental climate. The summers are usually warm and humid with temperatures reaching the low 80s and nights cooling down into the low 60s. Winters tend to be cold but dry, with temperatures averaging in the mid-20s during the day and lows in the single digits at night. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with around 30 inches of rain annually, making it a good location for growing crops.

Modale, Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Modale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Modale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 12
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5 Winter

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

Climate	Modale, Iowa	United States
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	86.3°	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 Modale with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In Modale, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Modale are September, June and May.

In Modale, there are 23.4 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 Modale with an average of 11.8°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Modale, there are 146.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In Modale, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Modale 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 Modale are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Modale with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.6 inches in Modale means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Modale with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 87.8 rainy days annually in Modale, which is one of the least rainy places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.0 inches in Modale means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Modale with 7.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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