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West Des Moines, IA weather and climate

Dallas County, IA · population 69,893 · about 928 ft elevation

Everything below is a 30 year average for 1991-2020, computed from daily climate history at West Des Moines's own coordinates.

The year at a glance

Sunny days
204
clear or partly cloudy, per year
Precipitation
37 in
per year
Wet days
113
rain or snow per year
Snowfall
34 in
per year
Hot days
21
above 90 °F
Freezing nights
131
at or below 32 °F
Humidity
70%
average relative
Average temperature
51 °F
year round

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F.

Daily highDaily low
255075JanMarMayJulSepNovDaily high, Jan: 31 °FDaily high, Feb: 35 °FDaily high, Mar: 49 °FDaily high, Apr: 62 °FDaily high, May: 72 °FDaily high, Jun: 82 °FDaily high, Jul: 85 °FDaily high, Aug: 83 °FDaily high, Sep: 77 °FDaily high, Oct: 63 °FDaily high, Nov: 48 °FDaily high, Dec: 36 °FDaily low, Jan: 13 °FDaily low, Feb: 18 °FDaily low, Mar: 29 °FDaily low, Apr: 40 °FDaily low, May: 52 °FDaily low, Jun: 62 °FDaily low, Jul: 66 °FDaily low, Aug: 64 °FDaily low, Sep: 55 °FDaily low, Oct: 42 °FDaily low, Nov: 30 °FDaily low, Dec: 19 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daily high313549627282858377634836
Daily low131829405262666455423019

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches.

0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovWest Des Moines, Jan: 1.2 inWest Des Moines, Feb: 1.5 inWest Des Moines, Mar: 2.6 inWest Des Moines, Apr: 4.2 inWest Des Moines, May: 5.4 inWest Des Moines, Jun: 4.9 inWest Des Moines, Jul: 3.6 inWest Des Moines, Aug: 3.7 inWest Des Moines, Sep: 3.4 inWest Des Moines, Oct: 2.8 inWest Des Moines, Nov: 2.0 inWest Des Moines, Dec: 1.6 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
West Des Moines1.21.52.64.25.44.93.63.73.42.82.01.6

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies.

01020JanMarMayJulSepNovWest Des Moines, Jan: 15 daysWest Des Moines, Feb: 13 daysWest Des Moines, Mar: 16 daysWest Des Moines, Apr: 14 daysWest Des Moines, May: 16 daysWest Des Moines, Jun: 17 daysWest Des Moines, Jul: 21 daysWest Des Moines, Aug: 21 daysWest Des Moines, Sep: 22 daysWest Des Moines, Oct: 19 daysWest Des Moines, Nov: 16 daysWest Des Moines, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
West Des Moines151316141617212122191615

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About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991-2020. 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).