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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 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 829 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 140 mm while January barely receives 13 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsFort Dodge climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −8 | −4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −9 | −3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | −3 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 19 | 66 | 51 | 115 | 119 | 56 | 140 | 112 | 87 | 30 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −8 | −4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −12 | −9 | −3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 19 | 66 | 51 | 115 | 119 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 2 | −4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | −3 | −9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 140 | 112 | 87 | 30 | 20 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h) | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| 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 (km/h) | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 11.0 |
| 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 (km/h) | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
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.