Climate · Braddyville

Braddyville, IA climate

Braddyville has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
86°
10th hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
January low
15°
65th mildest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Rain + melted snow
36 in
436th driest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow a winter
23 in
61st least snowy of 1,020 Iowa towns
A normal year

What a year in Braddyville feels like

Winter

37° / 18°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

63° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 25

Summer

85° / 63°
Typical high / low · 20 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

65° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 11
Best months to be outsideMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Braddyville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January34°15°0.8" 6.5"515 16° – 36°
February39°19°1.2" 6.3"611 20° – 39°
March52°30°2.2" 2.7"84 34° – 56°
April64°40°3.6" 0.9"110 44° – 57°
May74°51°5.4" 0130 57° – 71°
June83°62°5.1" 0110 68° – 76°
July86°65°4.6" 0100 71° – 82°
August85°63°4.0" 090 68° – 79°
September78°54°3.3" 080 60° – 72°
October66°42°2.8" 0.3"80 47° – 58°
November50°29°1.8" 1.8"62 31° – 49°
December38°20°1.4" 4.3"69 14° – 35°
Year62°41°36.0"22.8"10040

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Braddyville

Braddyville gets 36 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 40 days of the year.

36 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 63% of U.S. towns
23 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 54% of U.S. towns
40 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 60% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
6.5"
Frost & the growing season

About 168 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 25 and the first one by October 11. That leaves about 168 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 63% of U.S. towns.

149
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
13
nights below 0° in a normal year
20
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Braddyville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Braddyville, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

87%heating
6,292 heating degree daysMore heating than 62% of U.S. towns
965 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 58% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Braddyville

Braddyville and its neighbors

Braddyville borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. Atchison has the coldest January nights (15°) and Lincoln the hottest July afternoons (86°). Braddyville’s January low is 15° and its July high 86°.

Hopkins: January low 15°, July high 86°Nodaway: January low 15°, July high 86°Union: January low 15°, July high 86°Green: January low 15°, July high 87°Atchison: January low 15°, July high 86°Lincoln: January low 15°, July high 86°Braddyville: January low 15°, July high 86° BraddyvilleAtchisonLincoln
ColderMilder15° to 15°
Braddyville14.5°
Atchison14.9° +0.4°
Lincoln15.0° +0.5°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Braddyville compares

Summer heat86° July high
Hotter than 61% of U.S. towns10th hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Winter cold15° January low
Colder than 71% of U.S. towns65th mildest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Precipitation36" a year
Drier than 63% of U.S. towns436th driest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow23" a winter
Less snow than 54% of U.S. towns61st least snowy of 1,020 Iowa towns
Growing season168 frost-free days
Shorter than 63% of U.S. towns345th longest of 1,026 Iowa towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Braddyville averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 83% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.9° now 27°, was 25°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 52°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+0.0° now 74°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 53°, was 53°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Braddyville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 34° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Braddyville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Braddyville?

January, with a typical high of 34° and a low of 15°.

What is the hottest month in Braddyville?

July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 20 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Braddyville get?

About 23 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Braddyville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 11, and the last spring frost by April 25.

What is the rainiest month in Braddyville?

May, with 5.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 36 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Braddyville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Clarinda, IA (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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