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Cedar Rapids vs West Des Moines Climate

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Cedar Rapids and West Des Moines are a 99% climate match. Very close: temperatures within 2°F (1°C), with similar rain, humidity and sun.

Cedar Rapids gets 37 in (929 mm) of rain a year and West Des Moines 34 in (860 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 86°F (30°C) in Cedar Rapids and 87°F (30°C) in West Des Moines.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Cedar Rapids
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
West Des Moines

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Cedar RapidsWest Des Moinessolid = high, dashed = low

0°25°50°75°100°JFMAMJJASONDCedar Rapids Jan: 30°Cedar Rapids Feb: 35°Cedar Rapids Mar: 48°Cedar Rapids Apr: 62°Cedar Rapids May: 73°Cedar Rapids Jun: 82°Cedar Rapids Jul: 86°Cedar Rapids Aug: 84°Cedar Rapids Sep: 77°Cedar Rapids Oct: 64°Cedar Rapids Nov: 48°Cedar Rapids Dec: 34°Cedar Rapids Jan: 13°Cedar Rapids Feb: 17°Cedar Rapids Mar: 28°Cedar Rapids Apr: 39°Cedar Rapids May: 50°Cedar Rapids Jun: 60°Cedar Rapids Jul: 64°Cedar Rapids Aug: 62°Cedar Rapids Sep: 53°Cedar Rapids Oct: 42°Cedar Rapids Nov: 29°Cedar Rapids Dec: 18°West Des Moines Jan: 32°West Des Moines Feb: 37°West Des Moines Mar: 50°West Des Moines Apr: 63°West Des Moines May: 73°West Des Moines Jun: 82°West Des Moines Jul: 87°West Des Moines Aug: 85°West Des Moines Sep: 78°West Des Moines Oct: 65°West Des Moines Nov: 49°West Des Moines Dec: 36°West Des Moines Jan: 13°West Des Moines Feb: 17°West Des Moines Mar: 29°West Des Moines Apr: 40°West Des Moines May: 51°West Des Moines Jun: 61°West Des Moines Jul: 65°West Des Moines Aug: 63°West Des Moines Sep: 54°West Des Moines Oct: 42°West Des Moines Nov: 29°West Des Moines Dec: 18°

Rain (in per month)

Cedar RapidsWest Des Moines

0246JFMAMJJASONDCedar Rapids Jan: 1.1Cedar Rapids Feb: 1.2Cedar Rapids Mar: 2.1Cedar Rapids Apr: 3.9Cedar Rapids May: 4.4Cedar Rapids Jun: 5.5Cedar Rapids Jul: 4.1Cedar Rapids Aug: 3.5Cedar Rapids Sep: 4.3Cedar Rapids Oct: 2.8Cedar Rapids Nov: 1.9Cedar Rapids Dec: 1.6West Des Moines Jan: 0.9West Des Moines Feb: 1.2West Des Moines Mar: 2.0West Des Moines Apr: 3.7West Des Moines May: 4.7West Des Moines Jun: 5West Des Moines Jul: 3.5West Des Moines Aug: 3.8West Des Moines Sep: 3.3West Des Moines Oct: 2.7West Des Moines Nov: 1.7West Des Moines Dec: 1.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Cedar Rapids and West Des Moines
MonthHighLowRain
Cedar RapidsWest Des MoinesCedar RapidsWest Des MoinesCedar RapidsWest Des Moines
Jan30°F(-1°C)32°F(0°C)13°F(-11°C)13°F(-10°C)1.1 in(28 mm)0.9 in(24 mm)
Feb35°F(2°C)37°F(3°C)17°F(-9°C)17°F(-8°C)1.2 in(30 mm)1.2 in(31 mm)
Mar48°F(9°C)50°F(10°C)28°F(-2°C)29°F(-2°C)2.1 in(54 mm)2.0 in(51 mm)
Apr62°F(17°C)63°F(17°C)39°F(4°C)40°F(4°C)3.9 in(99 mm)3.7 in(93 mm)
May73°F(23°C)73°F(23°C)50°F(10°C)51°F(11°C)4.4 in(112 mm)4.6 in(118 mm)
Jun82°F(28°C)82°F(28°C)60°F(16°C)61°F(16°C)5.6 in(141 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Jul86°F(30°C)87°F(30°C)64°F(18°C)65°F(19°C)4.1 in(104 mm)3.5 in(89 mm)
Aug84°F(29°C)85°F(29°C)62°F(17°C)63°F(17°C)3.5 in(90 mm)3.8 in(97 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)78°F(26°C)53°F(12°C)54°F(12°C)4.3 in(110 mm)3.3 in(84 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)65°F(18°C)42°F(5°C)42°F(5°C)2.8 in(70 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
Nov48°F(9°C)49°F(9°C)29°F(-2°C)29°F(-2°C)1.9 in(49 mm)1.7 in(43 mm)
Dec34°F(1°C)36°F(2°C)18°F(-8°C)18°F(-8°C)1.7 in(42 mm)1.4 in(35 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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