Cherokee, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHEROKEE, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cherokee has an annual average temperature of 46.7°F with about 31.2 inches of precipitation per year and 37.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.20 in) and January the driest (0.65 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Cherokee
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →43 of 366 (11.7%) of Cherokee'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.
| 1920s | 21 | |
| 1930s | 79 | |
| 1940s | 29 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 21 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 41 | |
| 1990s | 21 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 25 | |
| 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 | 26.7°F | 7.1°F | 16.9°F | 0.65 in | 7.5 in | 6 |
| February | 31.7°F | 11.1°F | 21.4°F | 0.78 in | 8.4 in | 6 |
| March | 44.7°F | 23.3°F | 34.0°F | 1.66 in | 5.2 in | 7 |
| April | 58.9°F | 34.4°F | 46.6°F | 3.17 in | 2.7 in | 9 |
| May | 70.5°F | 46.9°F | 58.7°F | 4.28 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 80.8°F | 58.0°F | 69.4°F | 5.20 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.3°F | 62.1°F | 73.2°F | 3.40 in | — | 9 |
| August | 81.9°F | 59.4°F | 70.6°F | 4.12 in | — | 9 |
| September | 75.4°F | 49.8°F | 62.6°F | 3.29 in | — | 9 |
| October | 62.0°F | 36.4°F | 49.2°F | 2.25 in | 0.5 in | 7 |
| November | 45.5°F | 24.0°F | 34.8°F | 1.46 in | 4.0 in | 5 |
| December | 31.8°F | 12.9°F | 22.4°F | 0.93 in | 9.4 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Cherokee
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