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Adair, Iowa County has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are warm and humid with average temperatures in the mid to high 70s while winters can be cold and snowy, with temperatures falling to the mid-20s. Precipitation tends to be evenly distributed throughout the year, though snowfall can vary from year to year. Spring and fall tend to be mild and pleasant. Due to its location in the Midwest, Adair County experiences severe thunderstorms during the summer months as well as occasional tornadoes.

Adair County, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Adair County averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Adair County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Adair County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Adair County, 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 Adair County with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In Adair County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adair County are September, June and August.
In Adair County, there are 15.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Adair County with an average of 12.4°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Adair County, there are 140.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
In Adair County, there are 14.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Adair County 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 Adair County are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Adair County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in Adair County means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Adair County with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 93.6 rainy days annually in Adair County, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.5 inches in Adair County means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. February is the snowiest month in Adair County with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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