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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Los Angeles, CA weather comparison

Cedar Rapids

IA

Cedar Rapids picks up around 31 more inches of snow each winter.

Los Angeles has around 140 fewer freezing nights a year. Los Angeles sees rain or snow on roughly 88 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Cedar Rapids, IA and Los Angeles, CA
Cedar RapidsMetricLos Angeles
194 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies300 days
39 inPrecipitationper year13 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year30 days
31 inSnowfallper year0 in
14 daysHot daysabove 90 °F7 days
140 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
71%Humidityaverage relative65%
49 °FAverage temperatureyear round64 °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.

Cedar RapidsLos Angeles

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 29 °FCedar Rapids, Feb: 34 °FCedar Rapids, Mar: 47 °FCedar Rapids, Apr: 61 °FCedar Rapids, May: 72 °FCedar Rapids, Jun: 81 °FCedar Rapids, Jul: 84 °FCedar Rapids, Aug: 82 °FCedar Rapids, Sep: 76 °FCedar Rapids, Oct: 63 °FCedar Rapids, Nov: 47 °FCedar Rapids, Dec: 34 °FLos Angeles, Jan: 67 °FLos Angeles, Feb: 66 °FLos Angeles, Mar: 68 °FLos Angeles, Apr: 70 °FLos Angeles, May: 71 °FLos Angeles, Jun: 74 °FLos Angeles, Jul: 77 °FLos Angeles, Aug: 79 °FLos Angeles, Sep: 78 °FLos Angeles, Oct: 76 °FLos Angeles, Nov: 71 °FLos Angeles, Dec: 66 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 12 °FCedar Rapids, Feb: 16 °FCedar Rapids, Mar: 27 °FCedar Rapids, Apr: 38 °FCedar Rapids, May: 49 °FCedar Rapids, Jun: 60 °FCedar Rapids, Jul: 63 °FCedar Rapids, Aug: 61 °FCedar Rapids, Sep: 52 °FCedar Rapids, Oct: 40 °FCedar Rapids, Nov: 28 °FCedar Rapids, Dec: 18 °FLos Angeles, Jan: 48 °FLos Angeles, Feb: 49 °FLos Angeles, Mar: 51 °FLos Angeles, Apr: 53 °FLos Angeles, May: 57 °FLos Angeles, Jun: 60 °FLos Angeles, Jul: 63 °FLos Angeles, Aug: 64 °FLos Angeles, Sep: 62 °FLos Angeles, Oct: 58 °FLos Angeles, Nov: 52 °FLos Angeles, Dec: 47 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cedar Rapids high293447617281848276634734
Los Angeles high676668707174777978767166
Cedar Rapids low121627384960636152402818
Los Angeles low484951535760636462585247

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Cedar RapidsLos Angeles
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 1.5 inCedar Rapids, Feb: 1.7 inCedar Rapids, Mar: 2.6 inCedar Rapids, Apr: 4.4 inCedar Rapids, May: 5.0 inCedar Rapids, Jun: 5.1 inCedar Rapids, Jul: 3.9 inCedar Rapids, Aug: 3.7 inCedar Rapids, Sep: 3.9 inCedar Rapids, Oct: 2.9 inCedar Rapids, Nov: 2.3 inCedar Rapids, Dec: 1.8 inLos Angeles, Jan: 3.1 inLos Angeles, Feb: 3.3 inLos Angeles, Mar: 2.2 inLos Angeles, Apr: 0.7 inLos Angeles, May: 0.3 inLos Angeles, Jun: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Jul: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Aug: 0.0 inLos Angeles, Sep: 0.1 inLos Angeles, Oct: 0.6 inLos Angeles, Nov: 0.7 inLos Angeles, Dec: 2.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cedar Rapids1.51.72.64.45.05.13.93.73.92.92.31.8
Los Angeles3.13.32.20.70.30.10.10.00.10.60.72.0

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Cedar RapidsLos Angeles
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovCedar Rapids, Jan: 13 daysCedar Rapids, Feb: 13 daysCedar Rapids, Mar: 16 daysCedar Rapids, Apr: 14 daysCedar Rapids, May: 15 daysCedar Rapids, Jun: 16 daysCedar Rapids, Jul: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Aug: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Sep: 21 daysCedar Rapids, Oct: 18 daysCedar Rapids, Nov: 15 daysCedar Rapids, Dec: 13 daysLos Angeles, Jan: 20 daysLos Angeles, Feb: 18 daysLos Angeles, Mar: 22 daysLos Angeles, Apr: 25 daysLos Angeles, May: 26 daysLos Angeles, Jun: 28 daysLos Angeles, Jul: 30 daysLos Angeles, Aug: 30 daysLos Angeles, Sep: 29 daysLos Angeles, Oct: 27 daysLos Angeles, Nov: 24 daysLos Angeles, Dec: 22 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cedar Rapids131316141516212121181513
Los Angeles201822252628303029272422

Keep comparing

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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).