Archer, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANBORN, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Archer has an annual average temperature of 45.3°F with about 32.1 inches of precipitation per year and 41.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.86 in) and January the driest (0.91 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Archer
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →41 of 366 (11.2%) of Archer'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.
| 1910s | 6 | |
| 1920s | 41 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 25 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 20 | |
| 1980s | 24 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 27 | |
| 2010s | 26 | |
| 2020s | 34 |
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 | 24.0°F | 6.1°F | 15.0°F | 0.91 in | 8.2 in | 8 |
| February | 28.3°F | 10.2°F | 19.2°F | 1.10 in | 9.1 in | 6 |
| March | 41.5°F | 22.1°F | 31.8°F | 1.90 in | 6.3 in | 8 |
| April | 56.5°F | 33.8°F | 45.1°F | 3.40 in | 3.2 in | 10 |
| May | 68.7°F | 46.9°F | 57.8°F | 4.49 in | 0.1 in | 14 |
| June | 78.9°F | 58.0°F | 68.4°F | 4.86 in | — | 12 |
| July | 82.5°F | 62.0°F | 72.2°F | 3.37 in | — | 9 |
| August | 80.0°F | 59.6°F | 69.8°F | 3.50 in | — | 9 |
| September | 73.5°F | 50.2°F | 61.8°F | 3.31 in | — | 9 |
| October | 59.7°F | 37.1°F | 48.4°F | 2.47 in | 0.5 in | 8 |
| November | 43.1°F | 23.4°F | 33.2°F | 1.59 in | 4.5 in | 6 |
| December | 28.9°F | 12.3°F | 20.6°F | 1.17 in | 9.5 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Archer
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