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Fenton, IA is located in a temperate climate zone, characterized by mild summers and cold to moderately cold winters. The average high temperature in summer months ranges from the mid-70s to the low 80s, while winter months range from the upper teens to mid-20s for highs. Precipitation averages around 36 inches per year, with most of it coming in the form of snow during winter months.

Fenton (zip 50539), Iowa gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fenton (zip 50539) averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Fenton (zip 50539). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fenton (zip 50539) 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 50539 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 50539 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fenton, Iowa	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	36.0 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	195 days	Unlock
	82.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.7	Unlock
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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 50539 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In the 50539 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 50539 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 50539 zip code, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 50539 zip code with an average of 5.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50539 zip code, there are 165.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In the 50539 zip code, there are 28.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 50539 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 50539 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.0 inches in the 50539 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 50539 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 93.7 rainy days annually in the 50539 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 36.0 inches in the 50539 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 50539 zip code with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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