Moravia, IA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Moravia has an annual average temperature of 50.4°F with about 38.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and January the driest (1.09 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,009
Cooling need
756

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

80 of 366 (21.9%) of Moravia'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.

1970s
50
1980s
86
1990s
58
2000s
49
2010s
80
2020s
43

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 31.3°F 12.7°F 22.0°F 1.09 in
February 36.6°F 15.6°F 26.1°F 1.49 in
March 49.6°F 27.9°F 38.8°F 2.03 in
April 61.8°F 38.7°F 50.3°F 3.93 in
May 71.4°F 51.3°F 61.4°F 5.36 in
June 80.9°F 61.4°F 71.2°F 5.24 in
July 85.0°F 65.6°F 75.3°F 4.57 in
August 83.5°F 63.5°F 73.5°F 4.62 in
September 76.6°F 53.8°F 65.2°F 3.81 in
October 64.6°F 42.0°F 53.3°F 2.93 in
November 49.7°F 29.4°F 39.6°F 2.04 in
December 37.2°F 19.1°F 28.2°F 1.46 in

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