Waukon, IA

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Waukon has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 39.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.92 in) and January the driest (1.23 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,431
Cooling need
393

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Waukon'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.

1930s
79
1940s
54
1950s
26
1960s
24
1970s
17
1980s
38
1990s
29
2000s
39
2010s
32
2020s
28

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 24.0°F 8.4°F 16.2°F 1.23 in
February 29.0°F 12.0°F 20.5°F 1.25 in
March 41.5°F 22.8°F 32.2°F 2.03 in
April 55.7°F 34.3°F 45.0°F 4.06 in
May 67.5°F 45.7°F 56.6°F 4.66 in
June 77.3°F 57.7°F 67.5°F 5.92 in
July 81.3°F 61.6°F 71.5°F 4.73 in
August 79.0°F 59.3°F 69.1°F 4.70 in
September 72.2°F 50.7°F 61.4°F 3.92 in
October 58.7°F 38.7°F 48.7°F 2.85 in
November 42.5°F 26.5°F 34.5°F 2.27 in
December 29.4°F 15.0°F 22.2°F 1.57 in

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