Fruitland, IA

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fruitland has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 40 inches of precipitation per year and 23.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.46 in) and January the driest (1.51 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,952
Cooling need
741

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Fruitland'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.

1930s
48
1940s
37
1950s
40
1960s
25
1970s
13
1980s
48
1990s
37
2000s
36
2010s
49
2020s
33

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 31.0°F 13.1°F 22.1°F 1.51 in 7.0 in 8
February 35.9°F 17.4°F 26.7°F 1.78 in 5.8 in 8
March 49.5°F 28.4°F 39.0°F 2.55 in 2.8 in 9
April 63.1°F 39.4°F 51.2°F 3.82 in 0.7 in 11
May 73.6°F 50.9°F 62.3°F 5.11 in 13
June 82.3°F 60.8°F 71.6°F 5.46 in 12
July 85.4°F 64.2°F 74.8°F 4.25 in 9
August 83.3°F 62.0°F 72.6°F 4.26 in 10
September 77.6°F 53.7°F 65.7°F 3.91 in 8
October 64.5°F 41.8°F 53.2°F 3.04 in 0.2 in 10
November 49.0°F 29.6°F 39.3°F 2.28 in 0.8 in 8
December 36.1°F 19.5°F 27.8°F 2.00 in 6.2 in 9

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