The climate of Sioux City (Iowa
- United States of America)
Sioux City is located in the western part of Iowa on the banks of the
Missouri River. The urban area of the city is situated both in Iowa
and in the neighboring state of Nebraska. Southwest from the city the
beautiful Stone State Park can be found. The Big Sioux River flows
through this park. Sioux City has been awarded “the best medium-sized
city to live in prize” for several years in a row. According to
another source the city is among the drunkest cities in America. The
truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. However, during the
prohibition the city was known as ‘Little Chicago’, mainly because
many moonshiners were at work here.
Sioux City has a moderate continental climate with cold winters and
warm summers. Average precipitation figures are slightly lower here
than in other parts of the city. Most precipitation can be recorded
during summer. However, clouds rapidly dissolve. During the summer the
sun shines exuberantly. January is the coldest month, especially
nights may be extremely cold then.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Sioux City:
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
-14
6
7
n/a
February
1
-10
6
6
n/a
March
8
-4
7
9
n/a
April
17
3
8
10
n/a
May
23
10
9
11
n/a
June
28
15
10
10
n/a
July
31
18
11
9
n/a
August
29
16
10
9
n/a
September
24
11
8
9
n/a
October
18
4
7
7
n/a
November
8
-3
5
6
n/a
December
-1
-11
5
7
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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