Des Moines picks up around 35 more inches of snow each winter.
Baton Rouge has around 110 fewer freezing nights a year. Baton Rouge endures about 69 more days above 90 °F each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Baton Rouge | Metric | Des Moines |
|---|---|---|
| 214 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 203 days |
| 67 in | Precipitationper year | 37 in |
| 115 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 113 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 35 in |
| 90 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 21 days |
| 20 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 130 days |
| 77% | Humidityaverage relative | 70% |
| 68 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 51 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge high | 62 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 64 |
| Des Moines high | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Baton Rouge low | 40 | 44 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 42 |
| Des Moines low | 14 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 19 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Des Moines | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
| Des Moines | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Baton Rouge vs another city
- Baton Rouge vs Merrydale, LA
- Baton Rouge vs Inniswold, LA
- Baton Rouge vs Oak Hills Place, LA
- Baton Rouge vs Gardere, LA
- Baton Rouge vs Village St. George, LA
- Baton Rouge vs Brownfields, LA
- Baton Rouge vs New York, NY
- Baton Rouge vs Los Angeles, CA
- Baton Rouge vs Chicago, IL
- Baton Rouge vs Houston, TX
- Baton Rouge vs Phoenix, AZ
- Baton Rouge vs Philadelphia, PA
Des Moines vs another city
- Des Moines vs Pleasant Hill, IA
- Des Moines vs Windsor Heights, IA
- Des Moines vs Norwalk, IA
- Des Moines vs Altoona, IA
- Des Moines vs West Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines vs Urbandale, IA
- Des Moines vs New York, NY
- Des Moines vs Los Angeles, CA
- Des Moines vs Chicago, IL
- Des Moines vs Houston, TX
- Des Moines vs Phoenix, AZ
- Des Moines vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).