Zip 51546 (Logan, IA) Climate

The climate in Logan, IA (51546) is generally mild and seasonable. Summers are warm with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the low-90s degrees Fahrenheit with the occasional heat wave. Winters are typically cold and snowy with average temperatures ranging from the mid-teens to the low-30s degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and Fall have moderate temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to the mid 70s degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average rainfall of 30 inches per year, most of which falls during April through September.

Logan (zip 51546), Iowa gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Logan (zip 51546) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Logan (zip 51546). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Logan (zip 51546) 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 11
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 51546 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 51546 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Logan, Iowa	United States
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	85.9°	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 the 51546 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Iowa. In the 51546 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 51546 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 51546 zip code, there are 20.8 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 the 51546 zip code with an average of 10.6°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 51546 zip code, there are 151.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

In the 51546 zip code, there are 16.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 51546 zip code 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 the 51546 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 51546 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 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 33.1 inches in the 51546 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 51546 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 88.3 rainy days annually in the 51546 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 28.2 inches in the 51546 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 51546 zip code with 7.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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