Creston, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CRESTON 2 SW, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Creston has an annual average temperature of 48.8°F with about 37.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.17 in) and January the driest (1.04 in).
Best time to visit Creston
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →22 of 366 (6%) of Creston'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.
| 1900s | 11 | |
| 1910s | 39 | |
| 1920s | 27 | |
| 1930s | 91 | |
| 1940s | 28 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 16 | |
| 1970s | 9 | |
| 1980s | 34 | |
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 25 | |
| 2020s | 10 |
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 | 30.5°F | 10.6°F | 20.5°F | 1.04 in | — | — |
| February | 35.1°F | 13.8°F | 24.5°F | 1.46 in | — | — |
| March | 48.7°F | 25.5°F | 37.1°F | 2.53 in | — | — |
| April | 61.2°F | 36.1°F | 48.6°F | 3.74 in | — | — |
| May | 71.3°F | 48.8°F | 60.1°F | 5.15 in | — | — |
| June | 80.9°F | 59.4°F | 70.1°F | 5.17 in | — | — |
| July | 84.7°F | 63.2°F | 74.0°F | 4.46 in | — | — |
| August | 83.0°F | 60.7°F | 71.8°F | 4.23 in | — | — |
| September | 76.4°F | 51.6°F | 64.0°F | 3.70 in | — | — |
| October | 64.1°F | 39.3°F | 51.7°F | 2.79 in | — | — |
| November | 48.4°F | 26.2°F | 37.3°F | 2.14 in | — | — |
| December | 35.7°F | 16.0°F | 25.8°F | 1.48 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Creston
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