Elk Run Heights, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WATERLOO MUNI AP, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Elk Run Heights has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 36.3 inches of precipitation per year and 39.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.72 in) and January the driest (1.10 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Elk Run Heights
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →85 of 366 (23.2%) of Elk Run Heights'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.
| 1950s | 43 | |
| 1960s | 38 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 59 | |
| 1990s | 40 | |
| 2000s | 45 | |
| 2010s | 57 | |
| 2020s | 62 |
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 | 28.2°F | 10.7°F | 19.4°F | 1.10 in | 10.1 in | 8 |
| February | 32.6°F | 15.2°F | 23.9°F | 1.14 in | 9.3 in | 8 |
| March | 46.5°F | 26.9°F | 36.7°F | 1.98 in | 4.6 in | 10 |
| April | 60.9°F | 37.9°F | 49.4°F | 4.04 in | 1.7 in | 12 |
| May | 72.8°F | 50.2°F | 61.5°F | 4.61 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 82.2°F | 60.8°F | 71.5°F | 5.72 in | — | 12 |
| July | 85.0°F | 64.0°F | 74.5°F | 4.34 in | — | 9 |
| August | 82.9°F | 61.0°F | 71.9°F | 4.17 in | — | 9 |
| September | 76.8°F | 52.4°F | 64.6°F | 3.14 in | — | 9 |
| October | 63.0°F | 40.2°F | 51.6°F | 2.76 in | 0.3 in | 9 |
| November | 47.1°F | 27.7°F | 37.4°F | 1.85 in | 3.1 in | 8 |
| December | 33.7°F | 17.0°F | 25.3°F | 1.44 in | 9.9 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Elk Run Heights
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