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Fort Dodge, Iowa climate

Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental

Fort Dodge has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 85°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°F at night. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 5.5 inches while January barely receives 0.50 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 85°F in July.

About 13 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Very cold

Lows near 10°F in January.

About 132 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 33 in of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Fort Dodge climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	27	34	47	60	71	80	85	83	76	61	45	32
Avg temp (°F)	18	24	36	48	60	70	75	73	65	51	36	24
Avg low (°F)	10	15	26	37	49	60	64	62	53	40	27	17
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.8	2.6	2.0	4.5	4.7	2.2	5.5	4.4	3.4	1.2	0.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	27	34	47	60	71	80
Avg temp (°F)	18	24	36	48	60	70
Avg low (°F)	10	15	26	37	49	60
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.8	2.6	2.0	4.5	4.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	85	83	76	61	45	32
Avg temp (°F)	75	73	65	51	36	24
Avg low (°F)	64	62	53	40	27	17
Precipitation (in)	2.2	5.5	4.4	3.4	1.2	0.8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	5	7	7	13	12	7	6	12	13	7	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.8	3	5	2	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	22	21	17	10	0.3	—	—	—	—	11	22	30

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	5	7	7	13	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.8	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	22	21	17	10	0.3	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	6	12	13	7	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	2	2	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	11	22	30

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	63	65	64	65	59	50	51	49	57	61	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	5	6	5	6	9	9	11	8	6	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	10	9	10	11	13	13	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	16	15	16	12	9	10	10	13	14	14
Relative humidity (%)	86	82	75	70	71	72	69	68	67	70	77	85
Wind speed (mph)	8.8	8.9	9.2	9.6	8.3	6.8	5.8	5.6	6.7	7.7	8.3	8.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	64	63	65	64	65	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	5	6	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	10	9	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	16	15	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	86	82	75	70	71	72
Wind speed (mph)	8.8	8.9	9.2	9.6	8.3	6.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	50	51	49	57	61	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	9	11	8	6	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	10	10	13	14	14
Relative humidity (%)	69	68	67	70	77	85
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	5.6	6.7	7.7	8.3	8.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at FT Dodge Ozark Airlines, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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