Knoxville, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Knoxville has an annual average temperature of 49.9°F with about 37.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.61 in) and January the driest (1.15 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,162
Cooling need
726

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Knoxville'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
14
1900s
13
1910s
28
1920s
28
1930s
97
1940s
39
1950s
17
1960s
17
1970s
11
1980s
38
1990s
21
2000s
16
2010s
23
2020s
4

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 29.9°F 12.5°F 21.2°F 1.15 in 5
February 35.1°F 17.0°F 26.0°F 1.67 in 5
March 47.6°F 27.6°F 37.6°F 1.87 in 8
April 60.6°F 39.2°F 49.9°F 3.85 in 10
May 70.9°F 51.2°F 61.1°F 4.98 in 12
June 80.6°F 61.3°F 70.9°F 5.61 in 11
July 84.6°F 65.6°F 75.1°F 4.34 in 8
August 82.7°F 63.1°F 72.9°F 3.89 in 9
September 76.2°F 54.3°F 65.3°F 3.66 in 8
October 63.0°F 42.2°F 52.6°F 3.06 in 8
November 48.1°F 29.9°F 39.0°F 1.80 in 6
December 35.5°F 18.9°F 27.2°F 1.57 in 5

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