Ames, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AMES MUNI AP, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Ames has an annual average temperature of 48.6°F with about 35.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.22 in) and January the driest (0.61 in).
Best time to visit Ames
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →157 of 366 (42.9%) of Ames's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 109 | |
| 2010s | 120 | |
| 2020s | 102 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°F | 10.9°F | 19.8°F | 0.61 in | — | 6 |
| February | 33.4°F | 15.4°F | 24.4°F | 0.78 in | — | 6 |
| March | 47.1°F | 27.0°F | 37.0°F | 1.95 in | — | 8 |
| April | 60.9°F | 37.8°F | 49.4°F | 3.89 in | — | 12 |
| May | 71.8°F | 49.5°F | 60.7°F | 5.16 in | — | 14 |
| June | 81.3°F | 59.8°F | 70.6°F | 5.22 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.9°F | 62.8°F | 73.3°F | 4.44 in | — | 11 |
| August | 81.8°F | 60.1°F | 71.0°F | 4.85 in | — | 12 |
| September | 75.9°F | 50.9°F | 63.4°F | 3.31 in | — | 10 |
| October | 62.6°F | 39.1°F | 50.9°F | 2.77 in | — | 9 |
| November | 46.9°F | 26.9°F | 36.9°F | 1.88 in | — | 6 |
| December | 33.9°F | 16.5°F | 25.2°F | 1.05 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Ames
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