Hancock, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OAKLAND, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Hancock has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 36.4 inches of precipitation per year and 28 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and January the driest (0.85 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Hancock
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →31 of 366 (8.5%) of Hancock'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.
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 36 | |
| 1930s | 133 | |
| 1940s | 33 | |
| 1950s | 24 | |
| 1960s | 22 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 26 | |
| 1990s | 21 | |
| 2000s | 19 | |
| 2010s | 21 | |
| 2020s | 18 |
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 | 30.1°F | 11.8°F | 20.9°F | 0.85 in | 6.7 in | 6 |
| February | 35.0°F | 15.6°F | 25.3°F | 1.07 in | 8.0 in | 6 |
| March | 48.8°F | 26.7°F | 37.7°F | 1.99 in | 3.4 in | 7 |
| April | 61.5°F | 37.2°F | 49.3°F | 3.90 in | 1.1 in | 10 |
| May | 71.9°F | 49.9°F | 60.9°F | 5.42 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 81.5°F | 60.5°F | 71.0°F | 5.28 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.7°F | 64.0°F | 74.4°F | 3.58 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.0°F | 61.9°F | 72.4°F | 4.87 in | — | 8 |
| September | 76.7°F | 52.8°F | 64.8°F | 3.62 in | — | 8 |
| October | 64.0°F | 40.5°F | 52.3°F | 2.97 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| November | 48.0°F | 27.7°F | 37.8°F | 1.57 in | 1.2 in | 5 |
| December | 34.8°F | 17.4°F | 26.1°F | 1.31 in | 6.5 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Hancock
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