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Mason City, Iowa climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Mason City has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 83°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 9°F at night. Precipitation totals about 36 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 5.4 inches while January barely receives 0.78 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Mason City climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 30 | 43 | 59 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 17 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Avg low (°F) | 9 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 15 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 30 | 43 | 59 | 71 | 81 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 17 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 70 |
| Avg low (°F) | 9 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 48 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 81 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 73 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Avg low (°F) | 62 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 15 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Mason City Municipal Arpt, a weather station, about 10 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.