Ames vs Owatonna Climate
87%matchOn climate, Owatonna is a 87% match for Ames. Compared with Ames, Owatonna has 5°F (3°C) colder winter nights.
Ames gets 34 in (859 mm) of rain a year and Owatonna 32 in (820 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 85°F (30°C) in Ames and 82°F (28°C) in Owatonna.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
AmesOwatonnasolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
AmesOwatonna
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames | Owatonna | Ames | Owatonna | Ames | Owatonna | |
| Jan | 29°F(-2°C) | 24°F(-4°C) | 11°F(-12°C) | 6°F(-14°C) | 0.8 in(20 mm) | 0.9 in(22 mm) |
| Feb | 34°F(1°C) | 29°F(-1°C) | 15°F(-9°C) | 10°F(-12°C) | 1.1 in(28 mm) | 1.0 in(25 mm) |
| Mar | 48°F(9°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 27°F(-3°C) | 23°F(-5°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 1.8 in(46 mm) |
| Apr | 61°F(16°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 3.8 in(96 mm) | 3.0 in(75 mm) |
| May | 73°F(23°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 4.5 in(114 mm) | 4.3 in(109 mm) |
| Jun | 82°F(28°C) | 80°F(26°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 5.5 in(140 mm) | 4.7 in(120 mm) |
| Jul | 85°F(30°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 3.6 in(92 mm) | 4.1 in(103 mm) |
| Aug | 83°F(28°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 3.8 in(97 mm) | 4.1 in(103 mm) |
| Sep | 77°F(25°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 53°F(11°C) | 51°F(10°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 3.4 in(86 mm) |
| Oct | 64°F(18°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 2.8 in(70 mm) | 2.5 in(63 mm) |
| Nov | 47°F(9°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 28°F(-2°C) | 26°F(-3°C) | 1.4 in(36 mm) | 1.4 in(36 mm) |
| Dec | 34°F(1°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 17°F(-8°C) | 13°F(-11°C) | 1.3 in(34 mm) | 1.3 in(32 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.