Gruver, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ESTHERVILLE MUNI AP, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gruver has an annual average temperature of 44.6°F with about 29.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.57 in) and February the driest (0.46 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,674
Cooling need
342

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

136 of 366 (37.2%) of Gruver'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.

1990s
45
2000s
121
2010s
92
2020s
108

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 23.1°F 6.6°F 14.8°F 0.56 in 4
February 27.5°F 10.7°F 19.1°F 0.46 in 5
March 40.6°F 23.2°F 31.9°F 1.45 in 7
April 56.3°F 33.9°F 45.1°F 3.13 in 11
May 68.7°F 46.4°F 57.6°F 4.50 in 14
June 78.5°F 57.1°F 67.8°F 4.57 in 13
July 81.1°F 60.1°F 70.6°F 3.76 in 10
August 78.6°F 57.4°F 68.0°F 3.31 in 12
September 72.8°F 48.5°F 60.6°F 3.14 in 11
October 58.8°F 35.9°F 47.3°F 2.47 in 9
November 42.0°F 23.2°F 32.6°F 1.37 in 6
December 28.1°F 12.2°F 20.2°F 0.54 in 5

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