Milton, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KEOSAUQUA, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Milton has an annual average temperature of 50.6°F with about 39.7 inches of precipitation per year and 23 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.67 in) and January the driest (1.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Milton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Milton'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 | 11 | |
| 1900s | 18 | |
| 1910s | 39 | |
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 21 | |
| 1950s | 28 | |
| 1960s | 15 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 29 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 26 | |
| 2010s | 27 | |
| 2020s | 14 |
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 | 32.0°F | 13.8°F | 22.9°F | 1.50 in | 7.3 in | 6 |
| February | 36.8°F | 17.0°F | 26.9°F | 2.11 in | 5.3 in | 7 |
| March | 50.1°F | 28.5°F | 39.3°F | 2.45 in | 2.7 in | 7 |
| April | 62.9°F | 39.3°F | 51.1°F | 3.64 in | 0.9 in | 10 |
| May | 72.7°F | 50.6°F | 61.7°F | 5.67 in | — | 11 |
| June | 81.8°F | 60.3°F | 71.1°F | 5.29 in | — | 10 |
| July | 85.9°F | 64.5°F | 75.2°F | 4.48 in | — | 8 |
| August | 84.5°F | 62.2°F | 73.4°F | 3.60 in | — | 8 |
| September | 77.5°F | 53.2°F | 65.3°F | 3.69 in | — | 7 |
| October | 64.6°F | 41.7°F | 53.1°F | 2.97 in | 0.2 in | 7 |
| November | 49.4°F | 29.2°F | 39.3°F | 2.35 in | 1.1 in | 7 |
| December | 36.9°F | 19.6°F | 28.3°F | 1.96 in | 5.5 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Milton
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