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United StatesIowaJasper CountyClimate Station NEWTON, IA US Distance 2.2 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Jasper County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

84.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 10.4°F.

Jasper County gets 35.14" of precipitation a year and 28.7" of snow, and 39% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 28.0° 10.4° 0.93" 9.2"
February 33.0° 14.4° 1.10" 6.0"
March 46.4° 25.8° 2.06" 4.5"
April 60.4° 37.1° 3.44" 0.8"
May 71.4° 49.8° 4.84" 0.0"
June 81.2° 60.0° 5.01" 0.0"
July 84.6° 63.8° 3.93" 0.0"
August 82.5° 61.4° 4.30" 0.0"
September 76.2° 52.4° 3.59" 0.0"
October 62.5° 40.4° 2.66" 0.3"
November 46.7° 27.3° 2.01" 1.6"
December 33.6° 16.9° 1.27" 6.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 39% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.93"
February 1.10"
March 2.06"
April 3.44"
May 4.84"
June 5.01"
July 3.93"
August 4.30"
September 3.59"
October 2.66"
November 2.01"
December 1.27"
Annual total 35.14"

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 862
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,803
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.14¢/kWh, Iowa average $122
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $337

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 Jasper County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Jasper County?

Jasper County averages a high of 84.6°F in July and a low of 10.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.14 inches, including 28.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Jasper County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 39% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Jasper County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 84.6°F. That drives 862 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Jasper County?

Yes. Jasper County averages 28.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NEWTON, IA US (USC00135992), 2.2 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.