Forest City (IA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Forest City

Forest City average temperature chart (Celsius) Forest City average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Forest City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -5.7 -2.5 4.7 13.6 21.1 26.4 28.4 26.8 21.9 15.7 5.6 -3.1
°F 21.7 27.5 40.4 56.5 70 79.5 83.1 80.2 71.4 60.3 42.1 26.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Forest City monthly rainfall chart (mm) Forest City monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Forest City (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 21 20 46 74 96 116 105 105 73 50 35 25
inches 0.8 0.8 1.8 2.9 3.8 4.6 4.1 4.1 2.9 2 1.4 1
Rainy days 8 7 10 11 11 11 10 9 10 8 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Forest City: 714.867mm (281.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Forest City

Forest City average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Forest City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 6.8 7.4 8.4 9.7 11 11.4 10.1 8.3 6.9 4.7 4.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Forest City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Forest City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Forest City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -16 -12.8 -5.3 1.9 8.4 13.5 16.3 14.6 9.6 3.2 -4.3 -12.4
Max °C -5.5 -2.3 4.9 13.9 21.5 26.7 28.7 27.1 22.2 16 5.9 -2.9
Min °F 3.3 9.1 22.5 35.4 47 56.3 61.3 58.2 49.3 37.8 24.4 9.8
Max °F 12.7 18.5 31.6 46.2 58.8 68.2 72.5 69.4 60.6 49.3 33.4 18.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Forest City average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Forest City average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Forest City in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.8 7.6 8 9.1 10.8 13 15.6 18.6 17.5 14 10.9 8.9
°F 46.1 45.6 46.5 48.5 51.4 55.4 60.2 65.5 63.5 57.1 51.6 48

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Forest City average winspeed by month (km/h) Forest City average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Forest City (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 21 20 22 23 20 18 17 16 17 19 20 20
mph 13 13 14 14 13 11 10 10 11 12 13 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Forest City relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Forest City
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 73% 71% 65% 64% 67% 69% 72% 73% 69% 74% 77%

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Forest City weather stats

Forest City weather statistics
Hottest month: July 28.4°C 83.1°F
Driest month: February 20mm 0.8ins
Sunniest month: July 11.4hrs
Coldest month: January -5.7°C 21.7°F
Wettest month: June 116mm 4.6ins
Warmest sea: August 18.6°C 65.5°F
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