University Heights, IA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from IOWA CITY MUNI AP, IA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
University Heights has an annual average temperature of 51°F with about 35.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.29 in) and January the driest (1.04 in).
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All-time records →125 of 366 (34.2%) of University Heights'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.
| 1940s | 15 | |
| 1950s | 31 | |
| 1990s | 34 | |
| 2000s | 104 | |
| 2010s | 102 | |
| 2020s | 80 |
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 | 30.9°F | 14.6°F | 22.8°F | 1.04 in | — | 6 |
| February | 35.5°F | 18.5°F | 27.0°F | 1.21 in | — | 8 |
| March | 49.5°F | 29.5°F | 39.5°F | 2.21 in | — | 9 |
| April | 62.6°F | 40.1°F | 51.4°F | 3.76 in | — | 11 |
| May | 73.4°F | 51.7°F | 62.6°F | 4.48 in | — | 13 |
| June | 82.6°F | 62.1°F | 72.4°F | 5.29 in | — | 12 |
| July | 85.8°F | 65.8°F | 75.8°F | 3.91 in | — | 9 |
| August | 83.8°F | 63.3°F | 73.5°F | 3.94 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.5°F | 54.2°F | 65.8°F | 3.24 in | — | 10 |
| October | 64.1°F | 42.1°F | 53.1°F | 2.98 in | — | 10 |
| November | 49.2°F | 30.4°F | 39.8°F | 2.17 in | — | 8 |
| December | 36.3°F | 20.1°F | 28.2°F | 1.45 in | — | 8 |
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