Des Moines, Iowa Climate

United States

Pop. 214,133 Elev. 264 m / 866 ft TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·

Des Moines is largely arid, with warm summers peaking at 86°F (30°C) in July and cold winters around 14°F (-10°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 99°F (37°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 5°F (-15°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 45 days per year (35.0 in / 888 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 29 in (739 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 142 sunny days per year and around 33 thunderstorm days. Nearby lake water reaches 80°F (27°C) in summer.

Temperature 86°F (30°C) high 14°F (-10°C) low
Feels like 99°F (37°C) high 5°F (-15°C) low
Rain 45 days 35.0 in (888 mm) /yr
Snow 4 days 29.1 in (739 mm) /yr
Sky 142 sunny 33 stormy
Wind 2.6 mph (1.2 m/s) avg

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Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
44
Jan
57
Feb
48
Mar
63
Apr
51
May
49
Jun
58
Jul
47
Aug
46
Sep
47
Oct
52
Nov
67
Dec
Humidity (%)
60
Jan
65
Feb
57
Mar
58
Apr
56
May
66
Jun
78
Jul
74
Aug
65
Sep
63
Oct
68
Nov
76
Dec

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Commercial airport 5 mi Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
Ski resort 4 mi
National park 137 mi Indian Cave State Park
Hospital 0 mi Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Hiking trail 4 mi Gay Lea Wilson Trail West

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 33°F 0°C 14°F -10°C 0.3 in 7 mm 2.0 in50 mm 14
February 34°F 1°C 16°F -9°C 0.0 in 1 mm 5.0 in126 mm 11
March 61°F 16°C 35°F 2°C 3.0 in 76 mm 4.7 in118 mm 14
April 65°F 18°C 44°F 7°C 3.8 in 96 mm 6
May 73°F 23°C 52°F 11°C 4.0 in 102 mm 12
June 85°F 29°C 66°F 19°C 5.8 in 148 mm 14
July 86°F 30°C 69°F 21°C 9.9 in 252 mm 10
August 82°F 28°C 64°F 18°C 2.0 in 51 mm 14
September 81°F 27°C 59°F 15°C 1.7 in 44 mm 14
October 70°F 21°C 51°F 10°C 3.2 in 81 mm 14
November 52°F 11°C 34°F 1°C 0.7 in 18 mm 10.3 in260 mm 11
December 36°F 2°C 19°F -7°C 0.5 in 12 mm 7.2 in184 mm 8

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 14 0
February 11 0
March 14 3
April 6 3
May 12 3
June 14 7
July 10 9
August 14 1
September 14 3
October 14 4
November 11 0
December 8 0

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Lake Avg High
January 32°F 0°C
February 32°F 0°C
March 41°F 5°C
April 53°F 12°C
May 62°F 17°C
June 74°F 23°C
July 80°F 27°C
August 76°F 24°C
September 70°F 21°C
October 59°F 15°C
November 43°F 6°C
December 32°F 0°C