Tipton, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TIPTON, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Tipton has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 36.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and January the driest (1.41 in).
Best time to visit Tipton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Tipton'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 | 6 | |
| 1900s | 14 | |
| 1910s | 49 | |
| 1920s | 32 | |
| 1930s | 76 | |
| 1940s | 25 | |
| 1950s | 49 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 17 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 24 | |
| 2000s | 19 | |
| 2010s | 0 |
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 | 28.7°F | 11.9°F | 20.3°F | 1.41 in | — | 6 |
| February | 33.1°F | 16.2°F | 24.6°F | 1.45 in | — | 6 |
| March | 46.8°F | 27.6°F | 37.2°F | 2.14 in | — | 7 |
| April | 60.7°F | 38.2°F | 49.5°F | 3.79 in | — | 9 |
| May | 71.9°F | 50.6°F | 61.2°F | 4.74 in | — | 11 |
| June | 81.5°F | 61.0°F | 71.2°F | 4.74 in | — | 10 |
| July | 83.7°F | 63.9°F | 73.8°F | 4.08 in | — | 9 |
| August | 82.1°F | 61.1°F | 71.6°F | 3.83 in | — | 9 |
| September | 76.8°F | 52.9°F | 64.8°F | 3.46 in | — | 7 |
| October | 63.9°F | 40.6°F | 52.2°F | 3.11 in | — | 8 |
| November | 47.8°F | 29.2°F | 38.5°F | 2.19 in | — | 7 |
| December | 34.0°F | 18.5°F | 26.3°F | 1.55 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Tipton
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