Iowa City vs Back Mountain Climate
83%matchIowa City vs Back Mountain: a 83% climate match. Compared with Iowa City, Back Mountain has the same winter lows, twice the winter rain and 6°F (3°C) cooler summer days.
Iowa City gets 36 in (926 mm) of rain a year and Back Mountain 40 in (1014 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 87°F (30°C) in Iowa City and 81°F (27°C) in Back Mountain.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
Iowa CityBack Mountainsolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
Iowa CityBack Mountain
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City | Back Mountain | Iowa City | Back Mountain | Iowa City | Back Mountain | |
| Jan | 31°F(0°C) | 33°F(1°C) | 14°F(-10°C) | 17°F(-9°C) | 1.2 in(30 mm) | 2.5 in(64 mm) |
| Feb | 36°F(2°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 18°F(-8°C) | 17°F(-8°C) | 1.3 in(32 mm) | 2.4 in(60 mm) |
| Mar | 50°F(10°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 29°F(-1°C) | 25°F(-4°C) | 2.3 in(58 mm) | 3.0 in(76 mm) |
| Apr | 63°F(17°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 35°F(2°C) | 3.9 in(99 mm) | 3.4 in(86 mm) |
| May | 74°F(23°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 4.3 in(109 mm) | 3.5 in(90 mm) |
| Jun | 83°F(28°C) | 76°F(25°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 5.3 in(134 mm) | 4.7 in(119 mm) |
| Jul | 87°F(30°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 65°F(19°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 4.1 in(105 mm) | 3.3 in(84 mm) |
| Aug | 85°F(29°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 58°F(15°C) | 3.5 in(88 mm) | 3.7 in(94 mm) |
| Sep | 78°F(26°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 4.0 in(101 mm) |
| Oct | 65°F(18°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 2.8 in(72 mm) | 3.6 in(91 mm) |
| Nov | 49°F(9°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 31°F(-1°C) | 31°F(0°C) | 2.0 in(50 mm) | 2.9 in(74 mm) |
| Dec | 36°F(2°C) | 39°F(4°C) | 20°F(-7°C) | 24°F(-5°C) | 1.7 in(43 mm) | 3.0 in(75 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.