Zip 52241 (Coralville, IA) Climate

Coralville, IA is a great place to visit year-round. In the summer, the temperature averages around 80°F (27°C) and the humidity is relatively low. The winter months are cold with temperatures averaging around 25°F (-4°C). The area receives an average of 34 inches (86 cm) of precipitation throughout the year. Snowfall can be expected from late November through early March. Despite its cold winters, Coralville has plenty of sunny days with more than 200 days of sunshine each year.

Coralville (zip 52241), Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Coralville (zip 52241) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Coralville (zip 52241). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Coralville (zip 52241) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 13
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 52241 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Iowa.

8.7 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 52241 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Coralville, Iowa	United States
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	85.1°	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 52241 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Iowa. In the 52241 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 52241 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 52241 zip code, there are 16.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 52241 zip code with an average of 13.2°. This is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 52241 zip code, there are 133.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Iowa.

In the 52241 zip code, there are 12.4 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 52241 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.

July is the wettest month in the 52241 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in the 52241 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in the 52241 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 97.4 rainy days annually in the 52241 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.8 inches in the 52241 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in the 52241 zip code with 8.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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