Hamburg, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SIDNEY 1SSE, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hamburg has an annual average temperature of 50.7°F with about 33.3 inches of precipitation per year and 20.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.26 in) and January the driest (0.77 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,928
Cooling need
777

Best time to visit Hamburg

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

18 of 366 (4.9%) of Hamburg'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.

1890s
21
1900s
1
1940s
6
1950s
61
1960s
41
1970s
56
1980s
71
1990s
27
2000s
43
2010s
39

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 32.5°F 13.1°F 22.8°F 0.77 in 5.0 in 5
February 37.8°F 17.3°F 27.6°F 1.03 in 6.3 in 5
March 50.8°F 27.7°F 39.3°F 1.85 in 2.3 in 7
April 62.5°F 38.5°F 50.5°F 3.15 in 1.2 in 10
May 72.5°F 50.5°F 61.5°F 5.26 in 11
June 82.2°F 60.9°F 71.6°F 4.81 in 10
July 85.8°F 64.9°F 75.4°F 4.49 in 9
August 83.9°F 62.5°F 73.2°F 3.28 in 8
September 77.8°F 53.6°F 65.7°F 3.10 in 7
October 65.4°F 41.7°F 53.6°F 2.72 in 0.5 in 7
November 49.7°F 28.7°F 39.2°F 1.59 in 1.1 in 6
December 37.1°F 18.7°F 27.9°F 1.21 in 4.2 in 5

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