climigo

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid December–February (freezing).

Climate zones

MissouriKansasIllinoisNebraskaSouth DakotaWisconsinMinnesotaDes MoinesDes MoinesDes MoinesCedar RapidsCedar RapidsCedar RapidsDavenportDavenportDavenportIowa CityIowa CityAmesAmesAmes

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −2°−11° snow likely
February 1°−9° snow likely
March 9°−3°
April 16°4°
May 22°10°
June 28°16°
July 30°18°
August 28°16°
September 25°12°
October 17°5°
November 9°−2°
December 2°−8° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−11.1 · −1.5 °CJanuary: −11.1 · −1.5 °C−9.4 · 1.0 °CFebruary: −9.4 · 1.0 °C−2.8 · 8.9 °CMarch: −2.8 · 8.9 °C3.5 · 16.2 °CApril: 3.5 · 16.2 °C10.0 · 22.2 °CMay: 10.0 · 22.2 °C15.8 · 27.7 °CJune: 15.8 · 27.7 °C17.8 · 29.6 °CJuly: 17.8 · 29.6 °C16.3 · 28.3 °CAugust: 16.3 · 28.3 °C11.9 · 25.0 °CSeptember: 11.9 · 25.0 °C5.0 · 17.4 °COctober: 5.0 · 17.4 °C−1.8 · 9.2 °CNovember: −1.8 · 9.2 °C−8.1 · 1.5 °CDecember: −8.1 · 1.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −11.1 – −1.5 °C
Feb −9.4 – 1.0 °C
Mar −2.8 – 8.9 °C
Apr 3.5 – 16.2 °C
May 10.0 – 22.2 °C
Jun 15.8 – 27.7 °C
Jul 17.8 – 29.6 °C
Aug 16.3 – 28.3 °C
Sep 11.9 – 25.0 °C
Oct 5.0 – 17.4 °C
Nov −1.8 – 9.2 °C
Dec −8.1 – 1.5 °C

How much it rains

January 26 mm5 d
February 30 mm5 d
March 51 mm7 d
April 87 mm9 d
May 122 mm11 d
June 136 mm9 d
July 101 mm7 d
August 107 mm7 d
September 81 mm6 d
October 67 mm7 d
November 40 mm5 d
December 35 mm5 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec26 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 26 mm · 5 rain days · 5 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day87 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayApril: 87 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day122 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 122 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a day136 mm · 9 rain days · 15 mm a dayJune: 136 mm · 9 rain days · 15 mm a day101 mm · 7 rain days · 14 mm a dayJuly: 101 mm · 7 rain days · 14 mm a day107 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a dayAugust: 107 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day81 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a daySeptember: 81 mm · 6 rain days · 14 mm a day67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 40 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day35 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 35 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 26 mm5 d
Feb 30 mm5 d
Mar 51 mm7 d
Apr 87 mm9 d
May 122 mm11 d
Jun 136 mm9 d
Jul 101 mm7 d
Aug 107 mm7 d
Sep 81 mm6 d
Oct 67 mm7 d
Nov 40 mm5 d
Dec 35 mm5 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 28
February 10 h 36
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 20
May 14 h 33
June 15 h 12
July 14 h 56
August 13 h 53
September 12 h 31
October 11 h 07
November 9 h 50
December 9 h 09

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 8 cm
February 9 cm
March 3 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8 cmJanuary: 8 cm9 cmFebruary: 9 cm3 cmMarch: 3 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm5 cmDecember: 5 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 8 cm
Feb 9 cm
Mar 3 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 5 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities