Luther, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AMES 8 WSW, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Luther has an annual average temperature of 49.5°F with about 35.9 inches of precipitation per year and 32.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and January the driest (0.69 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Luther
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) of Luther'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.
| 1960s | 37 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 71 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 45 | |
| 2010s | 62 | |
| 2020s | 65 |
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 | 28.9°F | 11.9°F | 20.4°F | 0.69 in | 7.8 in | 6 |
| February | 33.6°F | 16.1°F | 24.9°F | 1.02 in | 10.0 in | 6 |
| March | 47.7°F | 27.7°F | 37.7°F | 2.01 in | 4.2 in | 8 |
| April | 62.0°F | 38.6°F | 50.3°F | 3.89 in | 1.3 in | 12 |
| May | 72.5°F | 50.7°F | 61.6°F | 4.99 in | — | 13 |
| June | 81.3°F | 60.9°F | 71.1°F | 4.89 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.9°F | 64.1°F | 74.0°F | 4.53 in | — | 9 |
| August | 81.8°F | 61.8°F | 71.8°F | 4.75 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.0°F | 53.5°F | 65.3°F | 3.47 in | — | 9 |
| October | 64.1°F | 41.4°F | 52.8°F | 2.63 in | 0.5 in | 9 |
| November | 47.5°F | 28.6°F | 38.1°F | 1.86 in | 2.0 in | 7 |
| December | 33.7°F | 17.5°F | 25.6°F | 1.17 in | 6.9 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Luther
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).