Cedar Rapids, Iowa Climate

United States

Pop. 130,405 Elev. 251 m / 824 ft TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·

Cedar Rapids has a dry climate with warm summers reaching 84°F (29°C) in July and cold winters averaging 13°F (-11°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 94°F (34°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 3°F (-16°C). Rain falls on about 45 days per year (34.2 in / 868 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 27 in (685 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 129 sunny days per year and around 36 thunderstorm days.

Temperature 84°F (29°C) high 13°F (-11°C) low
Feels like 94°F (34°C) high 3°F (-16°C) low
Rain 45 days 34.2 in (868 mm) /yr
Snow 4 days 26.9 in (685 mm) /yr
Sky 129 sunny 36 stormy
Wind 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg

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Best months to visit: May, Aug, Sep, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
46
Jan
58
Feb
49
Mar
66
Apr
53
May
53
Jun
60
Jul
52
Aug
46
Sep
44
Oct
55
Nov
71
Dec
Humidity (%)
61
Jan
66
Feb
58
Mar
60
Apr
59
May
69
Jun
80
Jul
77
Aug
66
Sep
63
Oct
67
Nov
80
Dec

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Commercial airport 9 mi The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)
Ski resort 55 mi Sundown Mountain Resort
National park 74 mi Effigy Mounds National Monument
Hospital 2 mi Saint Luke's Hospital
Hiking trail 4 mi Woodland Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 31°F -1°C 13°F -11°C 0.3 in 8 mm 2.0 in51 mm 15
February 32°F 0°C 16°F -9°C 0.0 in 1 mm 5.3 in135 mm 9
March 58°F 15°C 34°F 1°C 3.4 in 87 mm 4.3 in109 mm 14
April 63°F 17°C 42°F 6°C 5.2 in 132 mm 5
May 72°F 22°C 51°F 11°C 3.2 in 82 mm 11
June 83°F 29°C 65°F 18°C 5.3 in 135 mm 12
July 84°F 29°C 68°F 20°C 8.5 in 215 mm 9
August 80°F 27°C 63°F 17°C 2.8 in 70 mm 12
September 79°F 26°C 57°F 14°C 1.5 in 37 mm 15
October 68°F 20°C 49°F 9°C 2.2 in 56 mm 14
November 50°F 10°C 33°F 1°C 0.9 in 24 mm 8.6 in219 mm 9
December 31°F 0°C 16°F -9°C 0.8 in 21 mm 6.8 in171 mm 4

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 15 1
February 9 0
March 14 4
April 5 5
May 11 2
June 12 8
July 9 7
August 12 2
September 15 2
October 14 3
November 9 1
December 4 1