Sherrill, IA Climate

Sherrill, IA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. In the summer, temperatures range from an average high of 84°F to an average low of 63°F, while in the winter temperatures range from an average high of 30°F to an average low of 7°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with the wettest month being May with an average of 4.4 inches and the driest month being December with an average of 0.9 inches. Snowfall is also common in winter months with an average accumulation of 16 inches per year.

Sherrill, Iowa gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sherrill averages 38 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 Sherrill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sherrill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sherrill, 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 Sherrill with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Sherrill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sherrill are June, August and July.

In Sherrill, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sherrill with an average of 10.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In Sherrill, there are 141.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In Sherrill, there are 17.5 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 Sherrill 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 Sherrill with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.0 inches in Sherrill means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Sherrill with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 116.6 rainy days annually in Sherrill, which is one of the rainiest places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.0 inches in Sherrill means that it is one of the snowiest places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Sherrill with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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