The climate of Des Moines (Iowa
- United States of America)
Des Moines is centrally located in Iowa and is the capital of this
state. The city was named after the Des Moines River which flows into
the Racoon River near Des Moines. Des Moines is one of the safest
cities in the United States. Des Moines is a major center for the
insurance industry because many insurance companies have their
headquarters here.
Des Moines has a warm continental climate with warm summers and cool
winters. Spring and fall are very erratic. In March snowfall can
occasionally be recorded while during other years temperatures of 30
degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) can be recorded. Contrasts in
weather may be big all year round. This is caused by the presence of
large quantities of water. Des Moines gets 2,700 hours of annual
sunshine and 900 millimeters of annual precipitation; which is about
the national average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Des Moines:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-2
-12
5
8
n/a
February
1
-9
6
7
n/a
March
8
-3
7
10
n/a
April
17
4
8
11
n/a
May
23
10
9
11
n/a
June
28
15
10
10
n/a
July
30
19
11
10
n/a
August
29
17
10
9
n/a
September
24
12
8
9
n/a
October
18
5
7
8
n/a
November
9
-2
5
8
n/a
December
-1
-9
4
8
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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