Independence, Iowa Climate

United States

Pop. 6,028 Elev. 285 m / 935 ft TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·

Independence has a dry climate with warm summers reaching 83°F (28°C) in July and cold winters averaging 11°F (-12°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 91°F (33°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 2°F (-17°C). Rain falls on about 47 days per year (32.4 in / 822 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 29 in (747 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 122 sunny days per year and around 32 thunderstorm days.

Temperature 83°F (28°C) high 11°F (-11°C) low
Feels like 91°F (33°C) high 2°F (-17°C) low
Rain 47 days 32.4 in (822 mm) /yr
Snow 4 days 29.4 in (747 mm) /yr
Sky 122 sunny 32 stormy
Wind 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg

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Monthly Climate Chart

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

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
46
Jan
58
Feb
49
Mar
65
Apr
52
May
54
Jun
59
Jul
53
Aug
47
Sep
44
Oct
57
Nov
74
Dec
Humidity (%)
61
Jan
65
Feb
58
Mar
59
Apr
58
May
68
Jun
80
Jul
77
Aug
67
Sep
63
Oct
68
Nov
81
Dec

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Commercial airport 27 mi Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO)
Ski resort 54 mi Sundown Mountain Resort
National park 52 mi Effigy Mounds National Monument
Mountain peak (20,733 ft) 377 mi Norris Hill
Hospital 1 mi Buchanan County Health Center
Hiking trail 17 mi ADT - Iowa - K - Seg 2

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 30°F -1°C 11°F -11°C 0.0 in 1 mm 1.5 in37 mm 14
February 30°F -1°C 14°F -10°C 0.0 in 1 mm 6.0 in152 mm 10
March 57°F 14°C 33°F 0°C 3.4 in 86 mm 5.7 in144 mm 13
April 61°F 16°C 41°F 5°C 5.2 in 131 mm 0.1 in1 mm 5
May 71°F 22°C 50°F 10°C 2.5 in 62 mm 13
June 83°F 28°C 64°F 18°C 5.8 in 148 mm 10
July 83°F 28°C 67°F 19°C 8.8 in 222 mm 8
August 79°F 26°C 62°F 17°C 2.1 in 54 mm 10
September 79°F 26°C 56°F 14°C 1.3 in 34 mm 13
October 67°F 19°C 48°F 9°C 2.0 in 50 mm 14
November 49°F 9°C 32°F 0°C 0.8 in 19 mm 8.4 in214 mm 9
December 29°F -2°C 14°F -10°C 0.5 in 13 mm 7.8 in198 mm 3

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 14 0
February 10 0
March 13 3
April 5 5
May 13 1
June 10 8
July 8 9
August 10 2
September 13 2
October 14 2
November 9 0
December 3 0