Holstein, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Holstein has an annual average temperature of 46.8°F with about 33.2 inches of precipitation per year and 35.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.14 in) and January the driest (0.93 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,065
Cooling need
504

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

87 of 366 (23.8%) of Holstein'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
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
146
2010s
219
2020s
1

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 25.7°F 8.6°F 17.1°F 0.93 in 6.9 in 6
February 30.9°F 12.8°F 21.9°F 1.08 in 8.9 in 6
March 44.8°F 24.5°F 34.6°F 1.99 in 5.3 in 7
April 58.7°F 35.8°F 47.2°F 3.42 in 2.1 in 9
May 69.8°F 48.8°F 59.3°F 4.50 in 0.2 in 12
June 79.4°F 59.4°F 69.4°F 5.14 in 11
July 81.4°F 63.1°F 72.2°F 3.79 in 9
August 79.3°F 61.2°F 70.2°F 4.24 in 9
September 73.3°F 52.0°F 62.6°F 3.08 in 8
October 60.3°F 39.2°F 49.8°F 2.36 in 0.3 in 7
November 44.2°F 25.3°F 34.7°F 1.45 in 3.5 in 5
December 30.8°F 13.8°F 22.3°F 1.18 in 8.1 in 6

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