Sergeant Bluff, IA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SIOUX CITY ANG, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sergeant Bluff has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 30.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.62 in) and January the driest (0.66 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,759
Cooling need
645

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248 of 366 (67.8%) of Sergeant Bluff'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.

2010s
199
2020s
167

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 29.7°F 8.7°F 19.2°F 0.66 in
February 34.6°F 12.5°F 23.5°F 0.88 in
March 47.4°F 23.9°F 35.6°F 1.62 in
April 60.7°F 34.8°F 47.7°F 3.07 in
May 71.6°F 47.3°F 59.4°F 4.44 in
June 82.1°F 57.9°F 70.0°F 4.62 in
July 85.7°F 63.3°F 74.5°F 3.36 in
August 83.0°F 60.9°F 72.0°F 3.93 in
September 77.3°F 50.9°F 64.1°F 2.99 in
October 63.8°F 37.3°F 50.6°F 2.38 in
November 47.3°F 24.3°F 35.8°F 1.36 in
December 33.9°F 13.7°F 23.8°F 0.97 in

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