Aurora, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STANLEY, IA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Aurora has an annual average temperature of 45.4°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.76 in) and February the driest (1.18 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,416
Cooling need
354

Best time to visit Aurora

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

219 of 366 (59.8%) of Aurora'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.

2000s
52
2010s
178
2020s
136

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 24.8°F 6.8°F 15.8°F 1.19 in
February 29.3°F 9.3°F 19.3°F 1.18 in
March 43.1°F 23.1°F 33.1°F 2.02 in
April 57.7°F 33.5°F 45.6°F 3.96 in
May 69.5°F 46.4°F 57.9°F 4.84 in
June 79.0°F 57.3°F 68.2°F 5.76 in
July 81.7°F 59.3°F 70.5°F 5.25 in
August 79.5°F 56.6°F 68.1°F 3.98 in
September 74.0°F 47.8°F 60.9°F 3.71 in
October 60.8°F 36.2°F 48.5°F 3.10 in
November 44.3°F 24.3°F 34.3°F 2.07 in
December 30.9°F 14.0°F 22.4°F 1.59 in

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