30-year climate normals

Emmet County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 6.6°F.

Emmet County gets 29.26" of precipitation a year, and 44% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	23.1°	6.6°	0.56"
February	27.5°	10.7°	0.46"
March	40.6°	23.2°	1.45"
April	56.3°	33.9°	3.13"
May	68.7°	46.4°	4.50"
June	78.5°	57.1°	4.57"
July	81.1°	60.1°	3.76"
August	78.6°	57.4°	3.31"
September	72.8°	48.5°	3.14"
October	58.8°	35.9°	2.47"
November	42.0°	23.2°	1.37"
December	28.1°	12.2°	0.54"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.56"

February 0.46"

March 1.45"

April 3.13"

May 4.50"

June 4.57"

July 3.76"

August 3.31"

September 3.14"

October 2.47"

November 1.37"

December 0.54"

Annual total 29.26"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 527

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,910

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.14¢/kWh, Iowa average $75

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $391

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Emmet County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Emmet County?

Emmet County averages a high of 81.1°F in July and a low of 6.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 29.26 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Emmet County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Emmet County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.1°F. That drives 527 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Emmet County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Emmet County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ESTHERVILLE MUNI AP, IA US (USW00094971), 4.4 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Iowa residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.