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20 Places With Weather Like Des Moines, Iowa

With highs from 32°F (0°C) to 87°F (31°C) and 34 in (876 mm) of rain a year, Des Moines, Iowa has hot summers and freezing winters. These 20 cities have the closest month-by-month highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine of any with 25,000+ people, with seasons lined up across hemispheres. The closest match is Iowa City, Iowa at 99%, and all 20 are in the United States.

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The 20 closest climates

  1. 🇺🇸Iowa CityIowa, United States · Pop. 74k99%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsDes Moines vs Iowa City →
  2. 🇺🇸DavenportIowa, United States · Pop. 103k99%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallDes Moines vs Davenport →
  3. 🇺🇸MarionIowa, United States · Pop. 37k99%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsDes Moines vs Marion →
  4. 🇺🇸ClintonIowa, United States · Pop. 26k99%matchSame winter lowsSame humidityDes Moines vs Clinton →
  5. 🇺🇸OmahaNebraska, United States · Pop. 486k98%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsDes Moines vs Omaha →
  6. 🇺🇸RockfordIllinois, United States · Pop. 148k98%matchSame winter lowsSame humidityDes Moines vs Rockford →
  7. 🇺🇸DubuqueIowa, United States · Pop. 59k98%matchSame winter lowsSimilar rainfallDes Moines vs Dubuque →
  8. 🇺🇸GalesburgIllinois, United States · Pop. 31k96%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Galesburg →
  9. 🇺🇸FremontNebraska, United States · Pop. 26k96%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsDes Moines vs Fremont →
  10. 🇺🇸BloomingtonIllinois, United States · Pop. 78k96%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Bloomington →
  11. 🇺🇸JolietIllinois, United States · Pop. 148k95%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallDes Moines vs Joliet →
  12. 🇺🇸BurlingtonIowa, United States · Pop. 25k95%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineDes Moines vs Burlington →
  13. 🇺🇸SpringfieldOhio, United States · Pop. 60k95%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Springfield →
  14. 🇺🇸MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States · Pop. 564k95%matchSame winter lowsSimilar rainfallDes Moines vs Milwaukee →
  15. 🇺🇸MarshalltownIowa, United States · Pop. 28k95%matchSimilar rainfallSame sunshineDes Moines vs Marshalltown →
  16. 🇺🇸Sioux CityIowa, United States · Pop. 83k94%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Sioux City →
  17. 🇺🇸PeoriaIllinois, United States · Pop. 115k94%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineDes Moines vs Peoria →
  18. 🇺🇸MarionIndiana, United States · Pop. 29k94%matchSame humidityWetter wintersDes Moines vs Marion →
  19. 🇺🇸AuroraIllinois, United States · Pop. 201k94%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsDes Moines vs Aurora →
  20. 🇺🇸LimaOhio, United States · Pop. 38k94%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Lima →

↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with Des Moines's July.

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  1. 🇺🇸SpringfieldIllinois, United States · Pop. 114k96%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineDes Moines vs Springfield →
  2. 🇺🇸ColumbiaMissouri, United States · Pop. 129k96%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersDes Moines vs Columbia →
  3. 🇺🇸DecaturIllinois, United States · Pop. 73k95%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineDes Moines vs Decatur →
  4. 🇺🇸O'FallonMissouri, United States · Pop. 85k94%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersDes Moines vs O'Fallon →
  5. 🇺🇸Saint CharlesMissouri, United States · Pop. 66k94%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersDes Moines vs Saint Charles →

Like Des Moines, but drier

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  1. 🇺🇸Sioux CityIowa, United States · Pop. 83k96%matchSame summer highsSame humidityDes Moines vs Sioux City →
  2. 🇺🇸LincolnNebraska, United States · Pop. 295k92%matchSame winter lowsHotter summersDes Moines vs Lincoln →
  3. 🇺🇸Grand IslandNebraska, United States · Pop. 51k90%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsDes Moines vs Grand Island →
  4. 🇷🇴BacăuBacău County, Romania · Pop. 136k87%matchSame humiditySame sunshineDes Moines vs Bacău →
  5. 🇺🇸Sioux FallsSouth Dakota, United States · Pop. 172k86%matchSame sunshineSame humidityDes Moines vs Sioux Falls →

Like Des Moines, but sunnier

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  1. 🇺🇸OmahaNebraska, United States · Pop. 486k96%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsDes Moines vs Omaha →
  2. 🇺🇸FremontNebraska, United States · Pop. 26k94%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsDes Moines vs Fremont →
  3. 🇺🇸LincolnNebraska, United States · Pop. 295k91%matchSame winter lowsHotter summersDes Moines vs Lincoln →
  4. 🇺🇸Grand IslandNebraska, United States · Pop. 51k87%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsDes Moines vs Grand Island →
  5. 🇺🇸OlatheKansas, United States · Pop. 134k86%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersDes Moines vs Olathe →